Foreign policy is determined by personal relationships between the leaders of great powers. That is why President Vladimir Putin, who strongly opposed the war against Iraq and almost fell out with the United States, suddenly changed his mind and stopped criticizing the Americans for Iraq. And President George Bush, who had been dismissive of Russia, suddenly developed good feelings for Putin.
But what happened to the Iraqis, who offered virtually no resistance to American troops and surrendered Saddam Hussein? And what will happen to Iraq now?
Leonid Mlechin's book, which tells about the war that unfolded before our eyes, is based on materials unknown to the general reader, testimonies of participants in the events, diplomats and intelligence officers.