by HansBlix (Author)
Hans Blix recounts the events leading up to the declaration of war on Iraq in March 2003, looking back to Saddam Hussein?s long wrangle with the international community since the first Gulf War and forward to the implications for international security in the aftermath of the war just ended. In clear-eyed descriptions of his meetings with Blair, Bush, Chirac, Cheney, Condoleeza Rice, Colin Powell and Kofi Annan, he conveys the frustrations, the tensions, the pressure and the drama of the months leading up to the US/UK-led attack on Iraq. He also asks and answers key questions including: Could the war have been prevented? Was it inevitable? Does Iraq have weapons of mass destruction? Why couldn't the US and the UK secure the backing of the member states of the UN Security Council? And: What can be learnt from the Iraq war for the prevention of the spread and use of WMDs in the future?
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Edition: First Edition, First Impression
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 09 Mar 2004
ISBN 10: 0747573549
ISBN 13: 9780747573548
Book Overview: The must-read book for everyone who wants to really understand what happened in the run-up to the declaration of war against Iraq by the one unimpeachable witness A clear picture of what the future holds for international security Hans Blix has been appointed Chairman of the International Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction, which will keep him in the public eye for a long time to come