Iraq: A Lost War deals with the impact of September 11th on the occupation of Iraq and the U.S. declaration of war on international terrorism. It investigates whether war in Iraq was morally justified and whether coalition forces capturing and hanging its president were morally and legally acceptable internationally.

"[A] very informative and highly readable book. . . .The book s evenhanded treatment of complex issues surrounding the Iraq War as well as the author s jargon-free writing style should appeal to specialists and nonspecialists alike. Summing Up: Recommended" - Choice

"This is an important examination of the Iraq conflict. The strength of the book is in its completeness - it provides excellent documentation of the events leading up to the conflict as well as a sophisticated discussion of key developments following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. It is written from an Arab perspective and is especially good at pointing out the American/Iraqi misunderstandings that have compounded and drawn out this sad tragedy. It has no ax to grind, just a thorough objective examination of the record. While other books have touched on various aspects of the conflict, this is by far the most complete." - Robert Looney, Distinguished Professor, Naval Postgraduate School

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MOHAMED EL-SHIBINY is the former UNESCO Chief Technical Advisor for East Africa, the Philippines, and Qatar and Regional Representative for the Middle East Gulf States as well as Dean of the Faculty of Education and Islamic Studies at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman and advisor to the Minister of Higher Education in the Sultanate of Oman.

Inhalt
The Impact of 11 September on War in Iraq World War with Terrorism Is the Iraqi War Justified? Coalition Forces Captured Saddam Hussein Global Feeling Against War in Iraq The Position of U.N. and E.U. toward War in Iraq World/Islamic Condemnation to Abu Ghraib Detention Toward Accelerating Transfer of Power - from U.S Occupation to Iraq Government, a Historical Review Danger of Islamic Insurgents in Iraq The Ignition of Civil War in Iraq Democratization of Iraq Is Democracy in Iraq in Flames?