Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Editorial Note vii
4. Introduction: The American Occupation Of Iraq By 2006 And The Search For A New Strategy Timothy Andrews Sayle And Hal Brands 1
5. Part 1
6. 1. America’S War In Iraq: 2003–2005 25
7. 2. This Strategy Is Not Working: January– June 2006 46
8. 3. Together Forward? June–August 2006 74
9. 4. Silos And Stovepipes: September– October 2006 89
10. 5. Setting The Stage: Early November 2006 113
11. 6. A Sweeping Internal Review: Mid–Late November 2006 130
12. 7. Choosing To Surge: December 2006 153
13. 8. What Kind Of Surge? Late December 2006–January 2007 182
14. Part 2
15. 9. How The “Surge” Came To Be 207
16. 10. Iraq, Vietnam, And The Meaning Of Victory 239
17. 11. Decisions And Politics 260
18. 12. Blood, Treasure, And Time: Strategy-Making For The Surge 277
19. 13. Strategy And The Surge 296
20. 14. Civil-Military Relations And The 2006 Iraq Surge 314
21. 15. The Bush Administration’S Decision To Surge In Iraq: A Long And Winding Road 328
22. 16. The President As Policy Entrepreneur: George W. Bush And The 2006 Iraq Strategy Review 344
23. Appendix A. Cast Of Characters 361
24. Appendix B. Time Line 363
25. Notes 367
26. Acknowledgments 394
27. Contributors 395
28. Index 397