Tom Ricks has been slamming the US invasion of Iraq for quite some time. His first book Fiasco, was pretty hard hitting stuff – and he is widely regarded as one of the best writers/analysts/soothsayers of his field.
He has put out a second book – focusing mainly on the handling of Iraq by the now replaced General Petraeus. He has ominously named it The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq.
With Iraqi election results already being announced, its no better a time to take stock of Iraq after the American “democratization” experiment. And Ricks has some pretty sobering things to say; Have a listen.