Abstract
?A Time of Our Choosing: America's War in Iraq', written by political correspondent Todd Purdum, was first published in 2003. As it title indicates, it deals with the American military intervention in Iraq, and covers all its aspects such as its causes, its conduct and, eventually, its consequences. Although the book was written after the end of the formal war, that is, after the fall of Baghdad, U.S. troops were still present in Iraq when it was published, and they still are. This I feel is important to keep in mind when analyzing and reviewing Todd Purdum's book. He wrote it in the midst of the events that he is accounting for. In other words, he discusses the causes and consequences of the conflict with little hindsight of it.
