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HERE WE GO AGAIN!
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Kerry Kachejian served as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operations officer during the reconstruction of Iraq in 2004, when workers faced IEDs, suicide bombers, snipers, and RPG ambushes while trying to rebuild the national infrastructure. Tribal rivalries, insurgents, and terrorists turned construction sites into war zones. Costs skyrocketed more than 30% as security ate up budgets. Completed facilities were handed to local authorities who often lacked the capacity to maintain them, and progress quickly unraveled.
Hundreds died: military personnel, government employees, and civilians from many nations. During protracted combat operations, Kachejian lost friends and teammates, including an interpreter whose vehicle plunged into the Tigris River and multiple security personnel supporting the mission. This daily war of reconstruction was largely ignored by mainstream media, but this book offers stark evidence of what can go wrong.
Here We Go Again isn't a memoir. It's a practical resource for the next generation. Using Iraq as an in-depth case study, the book examines what went wrong across oil, electricity, security, water, schools, and hospitals. It addresses the hard questions: Who's in charge? Who controls the money? How are workers protected? How will projects be maintained?Through detailed analysis and ten operational imperatives,&am
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
218
Release Date:
2026-01-16
Publication Date:
2026-01-16
Publisher:
Fortis
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
196272915X
ISBN13:
9781962729154
Weight:
323 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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