Format:
Book
Author:
Roston, Aram.
Title:
The man who pushed America to war : the extraordinary life, adventures, and obsessions of Ahmed Chalabi / Aram Roston.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Nation Books, c2008.
Description:
xiv, 369 p. ; 24 cm.
Summary:
Ahmad Chalabi literally changed the world. If anyone were to get the most credit for pushing the United States to war in Iraq, Chalabi, a wealthy exile who spent most of his life out of Iraq, would certainly be a leading contender. A convicted felon and a fugitive from justice in Jordan, Chalabi managed to charm and influence the top leaders of the United States. Those leaders gave him United States government money, which he would, in turn, use to lobby them. He then rode America's immense power, harnessing it to his interests. More so than President George W. Bush or Vice President Richard Cheney, Chalabi and his followers steered the United States toward its fateful position in Iraq.
Subjects:
Chalabi, Ahmad, 1944-
Shiites -- Iraq -- Biography.
Statesmen -- Iraq -- Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Iraq -- Politics and government -- 1991-2003.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-360) and index.
LCCN:
2007041983
ISBN:
9781568583532 (hc.)
1568583532 (hc.)
Other Number:
174134162
System Availability:
2
Current Holds:
0
Control Number:
565994
Call Number:
956.7044092 B
Course Reserves:
0
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