{"product_id":"ignorant-armies-isbn-9780771029776","title":"Ignorant Armies","description":"Baffled by how Bush’s war on al-Qaeda segued into war on Iraq? Canada’s leading expert  on war unravels the tangled chain of events.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe terrorist attacks on the United  States on September 11, 2001, have unleashed an avalanche of events that is sliding  inexorably towards war between the U.S.A. (and possibly its allies) and Iraq. These  events are clearly connected yet so hugely different in character and motive that  even those who follow the news closely are bewildered by how the war on al-Qaeda  in Afghanistan segued into war in the Middle East. In \u003ci\u003eIgnorant Armies\u003c\/i\u003e, Gwynne Dyer,  a peerless commentator on the causes and consequences of war, explains the strategies  of the major players: American, Iraqi, Israeli, and Islamist. Alarmingly, he demonstrates  that despite the growing bellicosity from the White House, neither the U.S.A. nor  the other protagonists in this drama have a strategy that serves their own long-term interests. Worse, they are unlikely to achieve even their short-term goals. But,  Dyer argues convincingly, they are likely to smash a good deal of crockery on their  way to finding that out.“To understand what’s really happening in Iraq, most of us could switch off the news and read \u003ci\u003eIgnorant Armies\u003c\/i\u003e instead.” —\u003ci\u003eVancouver Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Dyer succeeds brilliantly in his objectives, and this book should be required reading for anyone seeking to clarify their perspective on the conflict in Iraq.” —Marina Glogovac, \u003ci\u003eToronto Life\u003c\/i\u003eGWYNNE DYER has served in the Canadian, British, and American navies. He holds a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern history from the University of London, has taught at Sandhurst, and served on the Board of Governors of Canada's Royal Military College. Dyer writes a syndicated column that appears in more than 175 newspapers around the world. In 2010, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He lives in England with his wife and children.","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302302863589,"sku":"NP9780771029776","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780771029776.jpg?v=1767729802","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/ignorant-armies-isbn-9780771029776","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}