America’s Failure In Iraq

Intervention to Withdrawal 1991-2010

by Michael M. O'Brien


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 22/10/2010

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 480
ISBN : 9781452078823
Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 480
ISBN : 9781452078816

About the Book

“America’s Failure In Iraq” (402 pages, 198 photographs, 2 maps), explores the involvement of the United States in Iraq beginning with the Gulf War of 1991, under the 'leadership' of President George H.W. Bush and Colin Powell. It continues through the post-war years of the impotent United Nations sanctions that destroyed the Iraqi economy, the events of September 11, 2001, and the ineptitude of our nation’s senior leadership, that culminated with the US invasion of Iraq in the spring of 2003. The termination of the Gulf War was one of the worst political-military decisions of modern times. But the invasion of Iraq by his son 12 years later led the United States into a 'mini-Vietnam' scenario that has split our nation down the middle again.


About the Author

Michael O’Brien spent 14 months as a DoD (Department of Defense) contractor in Iraq.  He was the Real Estate Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense.  Mike had previously spent over 20 years in commercial real estate, most of that time working in various areas of US Government real estate and facilities, to include nearly a decade with the US General Services Administration (GSA).  Mike was assigned to the Ministry of Defense Transition Team ( MODTT), part of the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, or MNSTC-I.  This was the Coalition command element responsible for 'standing up' the Iraqi Ministries of Defense and Interior after they had been disbanded by Paul Bremer, the former head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, the CPA.