The Rebuilding of Iraq During a Raging Insurgency

I had no intention of writing a book when I returned from Iraq. However, I spoke at several conferences and numerous colleagues heard my stories, and they strongly encouraged me – in fact demanded – that I “write a book.”

I wrote the book for several reasons:

[1] To educate the American public. To let them know that there were many good things happening in Iraq other than sound bites about daily car bombings.

[2] To capture a piece of American history that was in the making.

[3] To make sure the hard lessons we learned were recorded and captured so they are not repeated by future generations.