We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People (American Empire Project)
By Peter Van Buren.
Description
"One diplomat's darkly humorous and ultimately scathing assault on just about everything the military and State Department have done―or tried to do―since the invasion of Iraq. The title says it all."―The New York TimesCharged with rebuilding Iraq, would you spend taxpayer money on a sports mural in Baghdad's most dangerous neighborhood to promote reconciliation through art? How about an isolated milk factory that cannot get its milk to market? Or a pastry class training women to open cafés on bombed-out streets that lack water and electricity?As Peter Van Buren sh...
ISBN(s)
0805096817, 9780805096811
