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An American Obsession
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September 2002
On Sale: September 1, 2002
ISBN: 1859844227
EAN: 9781859844229
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“The idea of direct invasion is the greatest threat to
Saddam. It avoids the problems of securing local allies,
inside and outside Iraq, which bedevil any indirect approach
to get rid of him. But it has one immense disadvantage from
the US point of view . . . if the US invades Iraq to install
its own government it will be taking direct physical control
of an area containing more than half the world’s oil
reserves. It will look like the founding of a new American
empire based on physical force and will be deeply resented .
. . It would outrage the Arabs at a moment when the
Israel-Palestine conflict is in a particularly bloody phase.
America could find that it has overplayed its hand, just as
Saddam did when he invaded Kuwait twelve years ago.” — From
the new Prologue
Saddam Hussein: An American Obsession makes
chillingly clear just how terrible the price of the 1991
Gulf War has been for Iraqis. Eleven years ago Saddam was
caught by surprise; his preparations since September 11 show
that lessons have been learnt. In a substantial new prologue
the authors analyse these preparations and the terrifying
consequences of a military invasion of Iraq.
“The Cockburns’ book is a chilling tale of barbarity
and betrayal. It documents the lethal mix of US cynicism and
incompetence that established Saddam Hussein as the bully of
the Gulf, encouraged him to invade Iran and Kuwait, and then
allowed him to stay in power.” — Irish Times
The picture of the last eight years that emerges is
among the most coherent and accessible of any book on Iraq
to date. — New York Times Book Review
A seamless, cockpit-to-ground narrative written
with pace and verve, researched with rigour, and telling in
choice detail. — Financial Times
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