A solitary war; a diplomat's chronicle of the Iraq war and its lessons.9781555916763 A solitary war; a diplomat's chronicle of the Iraq war Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars. Iraq War or Second Persian Gulf War Brief conflict in 2003 between Iraq and a combined force of troops largely from the U.S. and Great Britain; and a subsequent U.S. and its lessons. Munoz, Heraldo. Fulcrum fulcrum: see lever. Publishing 2008 270 pages $16.95 Paperback Speaker's corner DS79 As Chilean ambassador to the United Nations, Munoz sat on the Security Council just prior to and immediately following the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, serving part of that time as the president of the Council. In this memoir memoir History or record composed from personal observation and experience. Closely related to autobiography, a memoir differs chiefly in the degree of emphasis on external events. , he describes the diplomatic wrangling surrounding the war. His central argument appears to be that when the US spurned spurn v. spurned, spurn·ing, spurns v.tr. 1. To reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn. See Synonyms at refuse1. 2. To kick at or tread on disdainfully. v. multilateralism it created problems for itself and Iraq but that when it involved the UN, such as in setting the elections for the new Iraqi government, it was more successful. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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