Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: A Troubling Pattern 1
5. 1. Kosovo: Not Perfect, but Tolerable 35
6. 2. Afghanistan: A Road to Incoherence 69
7. 3. Iraq: The Worst of All Worlds 109
8. 4. Libya: A Slippery Slope 155
9. Conclusion: To Learn or Not to Learn 203
10. Note on Sources 227
11. Further Reading 231
12. Notes 235
13. Bibliography 279
14. Index 297