No end in sight: Iraq's descent into chaos

Preface

Part 1. Preparation and Invasion

1. War

2. Prewar Planning

3. Orha

4. The Looting

Part 2. Occupation

5. Bremer Begins

6. One Fateful Decision: The Disbanding of the Iraqi Military

7. The Police, Crime, and the Security Vacuum

8. The Civilian Occupation and the CPA

9. Insurgency, Militias, and Sectarian Violence

10. The Military Occupation

Part 3. Where do We Go from Here?

11. Consequences

12. Current and Future U.S. Policy in Iraq

Epilogue: Reflections

Acknowledgments

A Brief History of Iraq before the War

Timeline of the War in Iraq

Contributors and Key Actors

Statistical Graphs

Name Index

About the Author