The Mess They Made (Revised Edition) Paperback by Gwynne Dyer

Product Details

• Publisher: Emblem Editions (2009-03-24)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 288 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780771029813
• Item Weight: 308.45 grams
• Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.55 cm

As Iraq descends ever closer to civil war, no one doubts that George W. Bush's Iraq strategy has been an abysmal failure—just as Gwynne Dyer argued it would be in both Ignorant Armies and Future: Tense. The question now is what will happen not just in Iraq but in the whole Middle East region once American troops are withdrawn. In The Mess They Made, Dyer predicts that the Middle East will go through the biggest shake up since the region was conquered and folded into the Ottoman Empire five centuries ago.

In his trademark vivid prose, and in arguments as clear as his research is thorough, Dyer brings his considerable knowledge and understanding of the region to bear on the issue of how widespread the meltdown in the Middle East will likely be. In five chapters, Dyer points the way from present policies and events to likely future developments in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and in the various other countries of the region, not least of which is nuclear-armed Israel.

About the Author

GWYNNE DYER has served in the Canadian, British, and American navies. He holds a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern history from the University of London, has taught at Sandhurst, and served on the Board of Governors of Canada's Royal Military College. Dyer writes a syndicated column that appears in more than 175 newspapers around the world. In 2010, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He lives in England with his wife and children.