Overcoming the Bush Legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan(Potomac Books, Incorporated, Washington, DC)
Author: Deepak Tripathi, former BBC Afghanistan correspondent.
Prior to his 23-year career with the BBC, Tripathi both lived and worked in Washington. He has taken a keen interest in the United States, great power relations, South and West Asia for more than 30 years.
Overcoming the Bush Legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan evaluates President George W. Bush’s legacy in terms of the ‘war on terror’.
Speakers:
Kim Sengupta (The Independent)Deepak Tripathi
Venue: Pitcher and Piano, 42 Kingsway, Holborn, London WC2B 6EX

Signed copies of Overcoming the Bush Legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan will be on offer at the event.

Synopsis and Reviews:
The military adventure that George W. Bush embarked on within months of his inauguration in 2001 was to eclipse everything else in his presidency. His name will forever be synonymous with the “war on terror.” What started as a military response to al Qaeda’s attacks in New York and Washington on 9/11, with the goal of neutralizing al Qaeda and its Taliban hosts in Afghanistan, quickly fused with the neo-conservative agenda to dominate and reshape the Middle East. Al Qaeda’s terrorism was answered by the terror of American military power, which has destroyed or blighted the lives of millions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan.
The Foreword to the book is by Prof John Tirman of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
“A thoughtful look at the legacy of two increasingly unpopular wars, focusing especially on the human toll.” -- Christopher Schoppa, book editor, Washington Post, March 17, 2010
“Finally, a pithy critical assessment of the disastrous Bush foreign policy legacy written in a highly readable form that is knowledgeable, persuasive, and best of all forward looking.” -- Richard Falk, Milbank Professor of International Law Emeritus, Princeton University, and distinguished visiting professor of global studies, University of California, Santa Barbara