My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope
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As the American diplomat chosen by President Bush to direct the reconstruction of post-Saddam Iraq, L. Paul Bremer arrived in Baghdad in May of 2003. For fourteen danger-filled months, he worked tirelessly to realize the vision he and President Bush share of a free and democratic New Iraq. ■ ONE 1. Chaos 3 2. Taking Charge 23 3. Repairing a Shattered Nation 50 4. Political Minuet 78 5. A Distant Hope 104 ■ TWO 6. “Don't Bother Us with History” 147 7. Can America Stand the Heat? 178 8. Road Map to Democracy 210 9. “We Got Him!” 244 ■ THREE 10. A Bitter Fight Begins 267 11. Writing the Constitution 286 12. Hitting the Wall 309 13. Cliffhanger 347 14. Sovereign Iraq 378 Afterword 397 Acknowledgments 399 Index 401
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