Liberating Iraq
The Untold Story of The Assyrian Christians
Liberating
Iraq
is
the
story
of
the
Iraqi
war
based
on
the
author’s
own
personal
insights
as
an
Assyrian
Christian
over
a
period
of
several
years.
Amir
George,
the
author,
drew
his
insights
from
meetings
with
the
Iraqi
Prime
Minister
President,
Vice
President,
Foreign
Minister;
top
US
and
international
officials,
and
the
Iraqi
people
themselves.
George
reveals
what
happened
to
the
weapons
of
mass
destruction
and
tells
of
the
horrors
experienced
by
those
who
worked
for
the
Iraqi
government and who lived under the brutal Saddam Hussein regime.
Liberating
Iraq
describes
the
days
leading
up
to
the
war,
the
first
relief
convoy
to
cross
the
border
into
Iraq
following
the
war,
and
the
tremendous
success
of
the
nearly
400,000
Americans
who
fanned
out
across
Iraq
and
saved
the
nation,
although,
today, the country is on the verge of seeing that success lost.
George,
moreover,
chronicles
the
story
of
the
Assyrian
Christian
community
whose
suffering
and
hardships
are
the
result
of
the
Iraq
War,
He
shows
that
the
plight
of
the
Assyrians
is
arguably
the
greatest
tragedy
of
the
Iraq
war,
as
well
as
a
terrible
omen
for
the
Middle
East’s
future.
The
message–The
Assyrians
still
struggle
and
suffer
in
today’s
Iraq.
So
the
world
must
turn
its
eyes
to
and
raise
its
voice
for
the
protection
and
sustainment
of
this,
the
world’s
oldest
continuing
Christian
community.
As
Lieutenant
General
Jay
Garner,
U.S.
Army
Retired,
explains
in
the
book’s
Foreword,
“Amir
George
has
written
a
scholarly,
poignant
and
personal
journey
of
his
time
with
the
Assyrian
Christians
during
the
build-up
to
the
Iraqi
war,
the
nine-year
conflict,
and
the
U.S.
withdrawal.
He
exposes
the
all-but-invisible
plight
of
these
Christians
in
the
country
they
began.”
What People Are Saying
“Liberating
Iraq
tells
the
“other
side”
of
the
story–
how
the
nearly
500,000
Americans
who
served
in
Iraq
touched
a
country
and
changed
it
for
good.
In
addition,
it
tells
the
story
of
the
Assyrian
Christians
who
are
in
peril
as
the
“victory”
in
Iraq
has
been
squandered.
What
has
particularly
touched
me
is
finally
being
able
to
say
“thank
you”
to
the
families
of
the
nearly
4,500 who gave their lives so that Iraq could be free.
~Pat Boone, American Singer, Actor, and Writer
“Amir
George
has
written
a
thought-provoking
book
that
reveals
the
plight
of
the
Assyrian
Christians
in
Iraq
not
only
throughout
history,
but
in
the
wake
of
Iraq’s
liberation
as
well.
As
he
poignantly
reveals,
all
must
work
hard
for
the
Assyrian
Christians of Iraq to keep them safe in their Cradle of Civilization. Otherwise it will be a great loss.”
~Gewargis Sliwa, Metropolitan of Iraq and Russia, For the Assyrian Church of the East
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