Includes index.
"A Dissent book."
Introduction / Michael Walzer
No exit but victory : Britain and the American colonies / Stanley Weintraub
America and the Philippines : the graceful withdrawal / Stanley Karnow
India and Britain : the consequences of leaving too soon / Rajeev Bhargava
The surprising success : the United States and Korea / Fred Smoler
France and Algeria : claim victory and au revoir / Todd Shepard
Vietnam and the United States : the price of intransigence / Frances FitzGerald
The gates of Gaza and the limits of power : Israel and Gaza / Shlomo Avineri
9/11 and the road to Iraq / Nicolaus Mills
The persistence of empire / David Bromwich
Departing responsibly / Brendan O'Leary
It isn't over / George Packer.
Getting out : historical perspectives on leaving Iraq. ISBN 9780812242164. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.