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So, What Went Wrong?

Authors :
Elliott, Michael
Bennett, Brian
Robinson, Simon
Walt, Vivienne
Ware, Michael
McAllister, J. F. O.
Purvis, Andrew
Burger, Timothy J.
Calabresi, Massimo
Cooper, Matthew
Novak, Viveca
Thompson, Mark
Waller, Douglas
Weisskopf, Michael
Zagorin, Adam
Source :
TIME Magazine; 10/6/2003, Vol. 162 Issue 14, p30-37, 8p, 6 Color Photographs
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

Describes the difficulty associated with the reconstruction of Iraq after the war. Consideration of how 1,170 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq after the end of major combat operations; Increase in the incidence of guerrilla attacks; Assassination of two Iraqi leaders Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and Akila al-Hashimi; Possibility that Iraq is hiding weapons of mass destruction; Approval ratings of U.S. President George W. Bush; Impact of the war on the oil industry in Iraq; Consequence of the decision of U.S. proconsul L. Paul Bremer to disband the Iraqi army; Miscalculation of cost estimates by the U.S. government. INSET: THE POLITICS BEHIND THE PRICE TAG.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0040781X
Volume :
162
Issue :
14
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
TIME Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
10943201