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by Wesley R. Gray
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Part 1
BECOMING AN EMBEDDED MILITARY ADVISER
Chapter 1
Guess What? You Are Going to Iraq
Chapter 2
Culture Shock
Kuwait
Iraq
Chapter 3
Preparing for Combat Adviser Duty
Camp Taji
Camp Fallujah
Chapter 4
Meeting the Iraqi Army
Camp Ali
Words of Wisdom from the Marine Colonel
Finalizing the Mission Plans
Part 2
LEARNING IRAQI ARMY SYSTEMS AND CULTURE
Chapter 5
The First Fight with the Iraqi Army
Bani Dahir
Kaffijiyah
Making Friends with Najib
Chapter 6
Vacationing with the Iraqi Army
The Leave Run Process
Leave Run Execution
The Clown Show Returns
Mission Recap
Chapter 7
Jamal in the Swahuts
The History of Iraq… and Everyone’s Desire to Take Their Oil
Babysitting Iraqis
Iraqi Shenanigans
The Other Secret Weapon
Chapter 8
Simple Things Made Difficult
Supplying Iraqis
Counting Iraqis
Feeding Iraqis
We May Die from Starvation
Chapter 9
Iraqi Payday Operations
Payday
Payday Problems
Chapter 10
Insights on Iraqi Culture
A Dinner Date with Colonel Abass
Man-Love Thursdays
Corruption as a Way of Life
Tribalism in Iraq
Just Beat It
Chapter 11
Death Operations
Chapter 12
The Iraqi Officer and Enlisted Relationship
Outlaws
The Monarchy
The Status Quo Cannot Go
Chapter 13
Iraqis Speak on the Nation, Region, and Military
The Nation
The Region
The Military
Part 3
COMBAT OPERATIONS WITH THE IRAQI ARMY
Chapter 14
Operation
The Mission Begins
Establishing a Patrol Base
Combat Raid
Insurgent Snipers Attack
Iraqi Interrogation 101
Special Forces Join in the Fun
Who’s Defending the Patrol Base?
Saved by a Six-Year-Old
Comic Relief
Mission Accomplished
Chapter 15
Mo’ Leave, Mo’ Problem
IED Jackpot
The IEDs Come Back to Bite Us
Chapter 16
Transitioning to Independent Operations
Letting Iraqis Lead—A Novel Concept
Release the Hounds
Chapter 17
The Combat Operations Center Is Launched and the Mission Changes
Chapter 18
Chasing Egyptian Insurgents
Sightseeing around Lake Qadisiyah
What Next?
Part 4
BETWEEN IRAQ AND A HARD PLACE
Chapter 19
Contending with Iraq Culture
Iraqi Sex Education (or Lack Thereof)
Laziness, Lack of Initiative, and Militias
Iraqi Bloodlust
Religious Matters
Beggars Everywhere
Tribalism Strikes Again
Chapter 20
Violence Spikes
Baghdad on Fire
Business in Baghdad
Chapter 21
The Battalion Comes Apart at the Seams
Running for the Exits
Chapter 22
Disaster Strikes
The Worst Day in Iraq
The Marines Encounter More Tragedy
The Icing on the Cake
Chapter 23
Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Signs of Hope in the Triad?
Political Reconciliation Stalled
Marine Lance Corporals Have All the Answers
Part 5
ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END
Chapter 24
Civil War and Democracy in Iraq
Chapter 25
America Never Looked So Good
We All Want to Escape Iraq
Showing the New Guys around Campus
Chapter 26
An Assessment
Final Observations on Camp Ali
One Marine’s Perspective
Leaving Haditha
PHOTOS
APPENDIX
GLOSSARY
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER
Copyright
