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Review
"Rife with behind-the-scenes machinations at the highest levels of the administration."

-- The Los Angeles Times

"A compelling story of the labor pains of a nation in the throes of rebuilding."

-- San Antonio Express News

"Bremer details the treacherous, sweltering days, the obstacles and the historic achievements."

-- National Review

"[An] excellent memoir. . . . It is candid, precise, lucid, and honest."

-- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)

Product Description
As the American diplomat chosen by President Bush to direct the reconstruction of post-Saddam Iraq, L. Paul Bremer arrived in Baghdad in May of 2003. For fourteen danger-filled months, he worked tirelessly to realize the vision he and President Bush share of a free and democratic New Iraq.

MY YEAR IN IRAQ: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope is a candid and vital account of this world-shaping task and the daunting challenges lying in wait. With his unique insider perspective, Bremer takes us from the ancient lanes in the holy city of Najaf to the fires of a looted and lawless Baghdad; from the White House Situation Room to the Pentagon E-Ring; from making the case for more U.S. troops to helping Iraq's new leaders write a liberal constitution to unify a traumatized and divided Iraqi people.

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