"Roston
pored through legal documents and interviewed a multitude of political
figures in the U.S. and the Middle East to detail Chalabi's incredible
machinations...[An] amazing look at the con man, or hero, who changed
the course of Iraqi and American history."
—Booklist, starred review
“as a piece of journalism The Man Who Pushed America to War
is stringently researched and objective in tone. Though it would be
easy to portray Chalabi as a con-man, Roston remains detached about his
character throughout. The result is a strong and timely piece of
research into an extraordinary man whose ‘inexplicable certitude in his
own entitlement’ helped to bring war and ruin an entire country.”
