World Affairs Council event -- "Losing Iraq"

Brief Description of Event: Can civil war be prevented and can peace prevail in Iraq? In Losing Iraq, David Phillips, former senior advisor to the US Department of State, provides an insider's story on why plans for a peaceful transition to a democratic Iraq after Saddam Hussein went so far astray. He documents Iraq's political transition and criticizes the Bush administration's lack of decisiveness in returning sovereignty to the Iraqis.
When: Monday, June 20; check-in: 5:30 PM, program: 6:00 PM
What: Meet the Author/Iraq. “Losing Iraq: Inside the Postwar Reconstruction Fiasco.” Co-sponsored by Stacey’s Independent Bookstore and Council on Foreign Relations.
Who: David L. Phillips, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Visiting Scholar, Center for Middle East Studies, Harvard University; Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Director, Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention Program, American University
Where: World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter St., 2nd Floor Conference Room, San Francisco
Admission Costs: Members: FREE; Students w/ ID: $5; Non-members: $15; Co-sponsors: $7
Public Info: (415) 293-4600, http://www.itsyourworld.org