The End of Iraq -- definitive, tough-minded, clear-eyed, describes America's failed strategy toward that country.

Now in paperback, New York Times bestselling author Galbraith's timely book describes the storm of unintended consequences President Barack Obama has inherited in the Middle East as a result of the war in Iraq.

Called byNew York Timescolumnist David Brooks the "smartest and most devastating" critic of Bush's Iraq policies, Galbraith describes the catastrophic consequences. Intended to bring democracy to the Middle East, intimidate Iran and Syria, help win the war on terror, protect Israel, and consolidate American world leadership, the...