September to December 2001 : from the attacks on New York and Washington to victory over the Taliban in Afghanistan -- December 2001 to March 2002, from ambiguous victory in Afghanistan to the campaign promoting an attack on Iraq -- From April to August 2002, the decision to transform the Middle East through war -- From October 2002 to March 2003, the U.S. discards its allies and defies the UN -- March to July 2003, from war to hollow victory -- July to November 2003, from victory to defeat
Summary
For half a century Pfaff has analyzed world events for The International Herald Tribune, the New Yorker and the rest of us. This collection of his best recent pieces covers September 11 and the divergent political and economic directions the US and Europe
