STEVE COLL. The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq (New York: Penguin Press, 2024). 576 pages. $14.18 hardcover, $16.30, paper. ISBN 9780525562269

Review of Middle East Studies 2026 Open access

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Authors: Eric Wilbur
DOI: 10.1017/rms.2025.10035
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Abstract

STEVE COLL. The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq (New York: Penguin Press, 2024). 576 pages. 16.30, paper. ISBN 9780525562269 - Volume 60 Issue 1

Fields of Study & Subjects

Intelligence Security War Strategy Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan Pakistan and Middle East International Relations and Foreign Policy

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Journal / source
Review of Middle East Studies
Volume
60
Issue
1
Pages
105–108
Publication date
3 March 2026
Language
EN