Title: Well-written but one-sided
Product review: As a 15-year analyst on Iraq for the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, Pollack gives an USA-friendly picture of the story. He does not mention the use of poisoned gas by Winston Churchill against the Kurds, nor the CIA-engineered coup that brought Saddam's Ba'ath party to power after the Iraq Petroleum Company was threatened by nationalization. Nor does he mention the chemical and military build-up of Iraq against Iran by the West, or the failure of the U.S. ambassador to warn against the invasion of Kuwait or, above all, the human costs of wars. For Pollack, there is now a "window of opportunity created by the tragedy of September 11".If you read this book, please also read more critical reviews such as the books by John Pilger or John Stockwell.
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