After reading this portion of the book, I agree with Pat saying that one of the points that stood out in the book was the death of Sulayman. It was unbelievable the act of violence that was committed. Also, the author also explained in such a detailed manner that I was able to picture what actually occurred, and it was terrifying. I cannot believe that an Iraqi soldier killed another Iraq in such a manner, which was later seen to be a mistake.

Also, on page 33-34, I was shocked by what Doc Jabir had to say about the invasion of American troops. While it seems to be tremendously one sided it provided a viewpoint that I had not been exposed to. One line in particular that stood out was, " Their trick is to create a diversion in order to conceal the essential objectives of the exercise, which are to prevent a Arab country from acquiring the means of its strategic defense and therefore from protecting its integrity, and, at the same time, to help Israel establish definitive authority over this part of the world."

This statement itself provided insight on how the Iraqi's feel. However, perhaps they should look at the American point of view. That is, that is only natural for a country to defend itself against a nation that may have a nuclear weapon. However, just above this excerpt in the book he did say that the world is run by international finance which is something that I agree with.