Fiasco (Abridged): The American Military Adventure in Iraq Audiobook

" Read if you want to be angry. "

" I just wish I had read this earlier. "

" Hubris, and how policy can be hijacked by a few determined individuals. Even Republicans who took heart in Bush/Cheney statements regarding international interventionism are now sickened by their amateurism. I've never believed this was blood for oil, because at least I could respect the pure greed that would represent. "

" The title says it all; and a devastatingly on-target book at the time. It had to be well-documented and sourced to fend off the neo-con criticism that would surely come its way. That "overreportage" got a little tiresome in the flow of the book, or it would have been 5-stars. "

" Ah. Should NOT have read this prior to deploying. All it did was make me angry! "

" Great account from the military's perspective. "

" While providing a good overview of the events leading up to OIF, the point of view is too politicized (as evidenced by the title). However, we probably won't have a neutral treatment until at least a decade from now. "

" the book shows how willfully ignorant most of the bush administration and the army was in preparing to the war in iraq and how their poor planning helped create the insurgency. its stunning really. "

" with the bush administration does this not surprise anyone................... "

" The title is strident, but appropriate. "

" Great read,especially for those who have been living under a rock for the last decade. Mr. Ricks does an excellent job chronicling US involvement in the Middle East and the subsequent occupation of Iraq following 9/11. "

" Excellent reporting, but if you have been paying attention the past 6 years there is little in the book that should surprise you. "

" Makes an excellent companion piece to read with Cobra II. "

" This book should make any American sick to their stomach regardless of party affiliation. To see how just a handful of people could lead a nation into war is very distrubing. "

" My son, SSGT Nathan Brimmer, is right; somebody needs to go to jail. "

" This is book one in a two part series. If you only read one book about how we got involved in the Iraq war, and where we are going, then this one should be it. Very well researched and documented. Do not read it without reading the second book, "The Gamble". "

" For anyone who wants a detailed understanding of the war in Iraq. "

" A thoroughly damning indictment of the Bush administration's foolish, ideologically fueled rush to war and the terrible consequences suffered by the Iraqi people and our military forces. Absolutely enraging. "

" This was a fascinating book that really gives you good insights into the almost criminal lack of planning by the Bush administration for the war in Iraq. "

" A great look at the lead up to and the early years of the Iraq war. "

" This is a fascinating book not so much because of its condemnation of the conduct of the Iraq war (the incompetence is obvious to anyone who reads the news), but because of the details about individuals who have had a part to play. "

" All about the surge. Interesting. "