Israeli’s depiction of the war in Iraq also speaks generally about past, present, and future wars. His lucid analysis of the military campaign and some of its causes slides too easily into a rationale for the subjugation of Middle Eastern states and peoples that dismisses international and regional consequences, relies too much on what pundits have called “faith-based intelligence,” and cruelly stereotypes of the Arab-Muslim other. Israeli, a Professor of History at Hebrew University, was formerly an Israeli military intelligence offi cer and now sits on the steering committee of the hard-line Ariel Center for Policy Research. Despite its many shortcomings, then, this book may be worth reading to better understand how Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his supporters wish to view the war and its aftermath. But what they choose to see and what actually transpires may be two different things.