Iraq: Phase One

Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, by Thomas E. Ricks (Penguin, 416 pp., $27.95)

TOM RICKS, who has a keen eye and a depth of contacts in the military, believes the likely outcome in Iraq will be a net loss for America. “There is a small chance the Bush administration’s inflexible optimism will be rewarded,” he writes, and “a greater chance that Iraq [will offer] a new haven for terrorists.”

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Bing West

Bing West served as assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs and has written a dozen books about America’s recent wars.

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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, by Thomas E. Ricks (Penguin, 416 pp., $27.95)

TOM RICKS, who has a keen eye and a depth of contacts in the military, believes the likely outcome in Iraq will be a net loss for America. “There is a small chance the Bush administration’s inflexible optimism will be rewarded,” he writes, and “a greater chance that Iraq [will offer] a new haven for terrorists.”