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The Mass Destruction of Iraq: The Disintegration of a Nation: Why It Is Happening, and Who Is Responsible Kindle Edition

by William Rivers Pitt (Author), Dahr Jamail (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 85 ratings
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As the violence and mayhem in the shattered nation of Iraq once again makes headlines, the George W. Bush-era authors of that nation's ongoing war have taken to the airwaves and the editorial pages in an effort to distance themselves from the carnage and misery their actions have wrought. While they desperately attempt to shove their culpability away from themselves and into the lap of the administration which inherited their folly, The Mass Destruction of Iraq sets the record straight.

In this book, Truthout writers William Rivers Pitt and Dahr Jamail provide the definitive history of what happened to Iraq, why it happened and who is responsible. From Pitt's early reporting on the ultimate motivations behind the Iraq invasion, to Jamail's unembedded reporting from Iraq as the occupation ground on, to the detailed breakdown of every lie we were told to justify this war, and the serial naming of those who had a hand in it, this book is the period at the end of a long, bleeding sentence.

This is why it happened, and this is who is responsible.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ML3KAN6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Truthout (August 9, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 9, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1298 KB
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  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 85 ratings

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the book great, brilliant, and interesting. However, some find the reading pace upsetting, painful, and disturbing. Opinions are mixed on authenticity, with some finding it candid and honest, while others say the information is surprising and tragic.

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Customers find the book brilliant, interesting, and required reading for every American citizen.

"Very interesting and most probably also very accurate account of the who, how, and why of the Iraq War...." Read more

"GREAT BOOK - a collection of documentation ignored by the MSM (MainStreamMedia)...." Read more

"Excellent and disturbing and the destruction is on-going!" Read more

"Well worth the read - brought war home in human terms." Read more

4 customers mention "Authenticity"2 positive2 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the authenticity of the book. Some mention it's candid and honest, while others say the information is surprising and tragic.

"Very interesting and most probably also very accurate account of the who, how, and why of the Iraq War...." Read more

"So far. So good. Some of the information is surprising and tragic." Read more

"Very candid and honest observations by someone who saw and heard what is really going on real time, other than canned propaganda to the contrary." Read more

"Painfully truthful..." Read more

3 customers mention "Reading pace"0 positive3 negative

Customers find the book's reading pace upsetting, painful, and disturbing. They mention that the US troops had no regard for civilians.

"Upsetting reading, suggesting that US troops had no regard for civilian lives, and that Iraqis swiftly came to regard the US not as liberaors, but..." Read more

"This book, while terribly painful to read because of the horrendous nature of the war crimes vividly described, sheds light on the dark underwor!d..." Read more

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Liz
5.0 out of 5 stars Frightening and unforgettable!
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2014
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Very interesting and most probably also very accurate account of the who, how, and why of the Iraq War. Chapters were written during the war, as well as afterwards. Downright scarey that it ever could have happened the way it did. As a nation we are in deep trouble.
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Paul Edwards
5.0 out of 5 stars Everybody must read this Book.
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2014
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I have had experience of living in Iraq between 1996 to 2000 when the embargo was in place. Ordinary people were desperate then but the country was well regulated and orderly under Saddam Hussein's regime. Without background knowledge it was difficult to understand why the regime was so harsh. At the present time you can now see just how difficult a country Iraq is to keep under control, it needed an iron fist. Now the country is in an unimaginable state of upheaval.
I think everybody should read this book in order to understand a non-media point of view. The war that America waged was based upon lies and ignorance. Rather than saving a country it has been dismantled by greed, avarice and plain trickery. The author reveals all and I admire him for his courage to tell the truth.
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trapezoid
4.0 out of 5 stars Important though upsetting facts here, that should led to action on the part of US citizens.
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2016
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Upsetting reading, suggesting that US troops had no regard for civilian lives, and that Iraqis swiftly came to regard the US not as liberaors, but as the enemy. I think the Bush cabinet should be tried for war crimes.
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Mary De Hertogh
3.0 out of 5 stars The information is thorough and frightening. It clearly make ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2014
The information is thorough and frightening. It clearly make the case that Americans were duped by the Neocons that ran the Bush foreign policy.
It would be gratifying to see each of these players arrested and tried for war crimes. Perhaps this book will keep alive that hope.
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John D Stone
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK - a collection of documentation ignored by the ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2015
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GREAT BOOK - a collection of documentation ignored by the MSM (MainStreamMedia). The author takes you to Iraq; you see the hell the US empire builders created as they illegally destroyed a country, murdered and displaced its people and its future. SHAME on the USA and the complicit politicians and MSM.

MUST READ!
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Eggzakly
5.0 out of 5 stars Mass destruction of Iraq.........
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2014
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If I were a writer and could reach a mass audience, I believe my rendition ('scuse the pun), would not have deviated much from this series of memoirs of the lead up and execution of this oil grab/ War of aggression/dereliction of duty by the near abandonment of the Afghan "War" to fight a phony war in a region that actually had something we need-(OIL)! The real terrorists are writing their memoirs and are on the lecture circuit. I would very much like to see some original footage of flight 77 actually hitting the Pentagon, undoubtedly the most secure, and by way of that security, the most surveilled building in the world. I can already hear in my mind's ear, the words "National Security", and before they insult our intelligence, yet again, I'm callin' BULLSHIT!
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M. Bartok
5.0 out of 5 stars Painfully truthful
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2016
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A painful overview of the chain of events that lead to the disaster that is now Iraq. If you have been following the events surrounding the Iraq war, then you've seen what this book describes already. The author, though, puts it all together in one painful summation here, like the closing arguments of a lawyer in the trial of one of history's biggest crimes.
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Bruce
4.0 out of 5 stars ... understand why the rest of the world does not like us. I have read several books on this ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2015
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If the book is true I understand why the rest of the world does not like us. I have read several books on this topic and it seems to boil down to one thing greed!
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Mukhlis M.
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2015
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As I completed reading this book, I was disappointed that it lacked evidence and analysis. It might well have been entitled 'The massive destruction of Fallojah! Dahr Jamail is very likely to be a Sunni, and it is regrettable that he was obviously biased. Most of the terrorist atrocities were committed against the Shi'a population but he very rarely acknowledged this. Instead, he talks about terror against the civilian population. The fact that he worked for Al Jazeera is also very significant. Al Jazeera is very biased and represent a corrupt regime, that is clearly pro Western.
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