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The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End
Peter Galbraith

In a discussion about the book "The End of Iraq," author Peter Galbraith describes America's relationship with Iraq since the invasion in 2003. Mr. Galbraith argues that the U.S. invaded Iraq with the intention of bringing democracy to that country but instead caused a civil war. Mr. Galbraith says Iraq is breaking up into three segments: a pro-western Kurdistan in the north, an Iran-dominated Shiite entity in the south, and a chaotic Sunni Arab region in the center. Book & Books in Coral Gables, Florida hosted this event.

Peter Galbraith is a senior diplomatic fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and performs work on conflict resolution and post-conflict reconstruction. As a former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia, Mr.Galbraith negotiated the 1995 Erdut Agreement that ended the war in Croatia. Previously, Galbraith was a professor specializing in national security strategy at the National War College. Mr. Galbraith holds an A.B. from Harvard College, an M.A. from Oxford University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and is frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books.