Reviews for Behind the Invasion of Iraq

The average rating for Behind the Invasion of Iraq based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-01-22 00:00:00 Joel E Dillard a slim book with lots of info. The writing felt sloppy sometimes, but being released in a state of urgency prior to the US invasion of Iraq, that's not surprising. I have a much better understanding now of the strategic interests of the US government in the region, what global economic forces are motivating the military campaign, and the specific theoretical inheritance that's behind the government's patronizing ego trip of a disaster. This book was written before the invasion and a lot of its analysis of what would happen is spot on.

Review # 2 was written on 2007-07-28 00:00:00 Htiek Nelooc Written by the what in my oil class we came to call the "Bombay Marxists" (Research Unit for Political Economy -- based in Bombay India), this very short, clear, and no-nonsense book, spells out the economic reasons for the US occupation of Iraq. Much of it has to with the possibility that both Iraq under Hussein and Iran were thinking of accepting Euros instead of dollars for their oil.