No I've never read that book, but it's on the list now.
Some of the biggest problems we had immediately following the invasion of Iraq, was keeping the utilities on and law enforcement. By disbanding the MIL/LE we left a power vacuum and then filled it with English speaking, cussing, hip-hop gangsta wannabe 18-20 year old grunts, who could careless about cultural differences, etc.
Then for some fucking reason, we could give everyone cell phone towers and low speed internet, but couldn't fix the power grid, get fresh clean water pumped in or raw sewage pumped out.
I mean a quick look at the power line infrastructure would give you a light bulb of understanding. But really, we had dudes putting up cell phone towers, bought and paid for with American funds, while 3/4 of the city was blacking out and water and sewage treatment was nonexistent.
And people couldn't figure out why it was so easy for the ignorant haji man to want to blow some shit up. You try living in filth, without water, power, and while the American occupation is teaching your son to sing along to the latest DMX album. See how long it takes before your convinced that 72 virgins and a engine block through your ass don't sound so bad...