xviii, 334 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-320) and index.
Contents
Man of honor -- High noon -- Back at the ranch -- The Halliburton gang -- The mother lode -- The builder -- The shooting starts -- Private armies -- Blind mice -- Boom town -- The fix -- Hired hands -- Power -- Cost of war.
Summary
A critical indictment of the Bush administration's Iraq war spending reveals the significant differences between the war's estimated and actual costs, arguing that reconstruction attempts have failed at the expense of thousands of lives and billions of dollars.