The unraveling : high hopes and missed opportunities in Iraq

Sky, Emma, author.

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"When Emma Sky volunteered to help rebuild Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, she had little idea what she was getting in to. Her assignment was only supposed to last three months. She went on to serve there longer than any other senior military or diplomatic figure, giving her an unrivaled perspective of the entire conflict. As the representative of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Kirkuk in 2003 and then the political adv...

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Iraq Foreign relations United States

Iraq History 2003-

Iraq Politics and government

Iraq War, 2003-2011 Personal narratives, British

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Sky, Emma

United States Foreign relations Iraq

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ISBN:

9781610395939
161039593X

Edition:

First edition

Description:

xiii, 383 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes index

Contents:

The Iraq inquiry
Direct rule : June 2003-June 2004. To the land of two rivers ; Sky soldiers ; "Our Miss Bell" ; Scramble for Kirkuk ; Life in the republican Palace ; The assassination of Sheikh Agar ; Goodbye to all that
Surge : January-December 2007. Back to Baghdad ; Fard al-Qanun ; Awakening to reconciliation ; Surging through the summer ; Sadrist ceasefire ; Victory
Drawdown : May 2008-September 2010. Melian dialogue ; Uncomfortable SOFA ; Out of the cities ; Trouble along the Green Line ; Election shenanigans ; Losing Iraq
Aftermath : January 2012-July 2014. things fall apart
Glossary : political parties and militias

LCCN:

2015932207

Control Number:

1533410

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