The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq

From bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll, the definitive story of the decades-long relationship between the United States and Saddam Hussein, and a deeply researched and news brea…

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