Introduction
Beyond Baghdad: the sacred metaphor of "making progress"
Zbig at the Khyber Pass, or the last flight of the Persian rug
The first Gulf War, in which the realists make their last stand
The end(s) of history, in which the theory and practice conflict
Axis of evil, in which the nation's enemies are revealed
Shock and awe, in which we learn how some democracies go to war
The occupation, in which we learn what followed shock and awe
The dream dies hard, in which the administration loses the mandate of the people
What lies ahead, in which the meaning of the war is revealed
Notes
Index.
The long road to Baghdad : a history of U.S. foreign policy from the 1970s to the present by Lloyd C. Gardner. ISBN 9781595580757. Published by New Press in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.