Mission Accomplished or How We Won the War in Iraq by Christopher Cerf and Victor S. Navasky

This book is made up of lists of quotes from top government officials as well as media pundits concerning many different facets of the Iraq War (cost of the war, reception of U.S. troops by the Iraqis, looting of Iraq’s historical museums). Each fallacious quote is set against the truth, for example, a quote by Condoleeza Rice stating the Iraqis had 120,000 troops trained and read to take over security in the country when there were only 2000. It’s hard to believe the U.S. government just made one mistake after another compounding the entire event into the mess we still face today, and most likely will face for years to come.

-Dan