Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
Author	Thomas E. Ricks
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Iraq War
Publisher	Penguin Group
Publication date	2006
ISBN	1-59420-103-X
OCLC	67375172
956.7044/3 22
LC Class	DS79.76 .R535 2006

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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq (2006) is a book by Washington PostPentagon correspondent Thomas E. Ricks. Fiasco deals with the history of the Iraq War from the planning phase to combat operations to 2006 and argues that the war was badly planned and executed. Ricks based the book in part on interviews with military personnel involved in the planning and execution of the war. In 2009, Ricks published a sequel The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008. Fiasco was a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.^[1]

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The book alleges that the planning of the Iraq war was mismanaged by both the Bush administration as well as the U.S. Army. Ricks then goes on to outline the infighting between the senior policy advisers such as Colin Powell, Paul Wolfowitz, Donald Rumsfeld and the Army. Ricks includes quotes from former generals of the Iraq war, former Army generals, and several top level officials, both working for the Bush administration and Douglas Feith's planning contingent. Moving into the war, Ricks alleges various miscommunication and mismanagement of the Army's combat tactics as well as criticizing the overall strategy. Ricks also heavily criticizes the actions of L. Paul Bremer and explores his impact as head of the Coalition Provisional Authority.

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^'The Pulitzer Prizes Finalists'. Pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2013-02-22.

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'Fiasco' is the shocking story of one man's education in the jungles of Wall Street. As a young derivatives salesman at Morgan Stanley, Frank Partnoy learned to buy and sell billions of dollars worth of securities that were so complex many traders themselves didn't understand them. In his behind-the-scenes look at the trading floor and the offices of one of the world's top..more

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Jul 15, 2010Donitello rated it Pdf

it was amazing

Recommends it for: People wanting to get some understanding of Wall Street without being bored to death

I gave this book five stars, not because it's a brilliant piece of literature, but because everyone should read it. This slim tome was just what I needed in seeking behind-the-scenes info on stock trading.
Besides explaining halfway comprehensibly what derivatives bloody well ARE, Frank Partnoy shows exactly how junk bonds are designed (you take some bad-risk instrument and give it a cool-sounding name), given AAA ratings (you pay the ratings agencies), and sold (call your most unsavvy clients a..more

Jul 28, 2012Heath Ochroch rated it it was amazing

Think Wall St. is messed up now? Guess what: It’s been that way for a long time.
This is an insider’s account of a man who worked for Morgan Stanley from ‘92-’94 selling credit default swaps. Fear not, anyone can read this book, thanks to Frank’s perfect “layman” analogies.. And you should, because it will change you and the way you think about your finances.
Don’t blame Wall Street for losing all of your money until you can do better. What you should realize after reading this book is: YOU CAN..more

One of the best insider views on what really goes on inside Wall Street investment banks. Too many 'tell-all' tales from whistleblowers emanate from unhappy ex-employees, neophytes and part-timers. This book gets down and dirty. Partnoy meticulously explains complex derivative structures, highlighting how they were developed and designed to deceive the dupes. This book takes off from where Greg Smith's 'Why I Left Goldman Sachs' ends. That book was too brief and seethed with rancour. Partnoy was..more

Oct 22, 2011Lobstergirl rated it liked it · review of another edition

As a young salesman at Morgan Stanley in 1994, Frank Partnoy had a ringside seat to some big derivatives deals, but not the ones that made the news for being such disasters: not the bankruptcy of Orange County, California, helped along by Merrill Lynch, nor Gibson Greetings, suckered by Bankers Trust, or Procter & Gamble, also Bankers Trust, or Barings Bank, brought down by rogue trader Nick Leeson. He discusses those, as well as the ones Morgan Stanley worked on. His tone is cocky and snark..more

Jun 13, 2011May Ling rated it it was amazing

While, I can't say it's high literature, I do have to give the book some pretty high marks for a fairly accurate account of what happens. The writer expertly describes the instruments that are used in a manner that is easy for the reader to comprehend, both from the standpoint of why there is demand and why they are dangerous.
I can see why there are many that have criticized this book, given it's fairly aggressive criticism of people in the industry. That said, I do think it's a piece that shoul..more

Feb 25, 2014Vitalijus Sostak rated it it was amazing

A must-read for everyone, especially before considering buying any of structured products offered by banks.
The author shows the ugliest side of derivatives sale business, Wild West days of the industry. (It became more mature by now, one notices).
The book provides a fair insight into the 'kitchen' of derivatives-bundling and is an open warning about the 'rip their faces off'-culture of investment banking with all involved perils for client itself. A word 'muppet' comes to mind - heard not so lon..more

MUST READ. Excellent, scarily truthy, book -- real eye-opener. Perhaps a bit conspiracy theorist-friendly .. but I suspect, as an epilogue to the book notes, that it really barely scrapes the surface of the frightening truths about our financial markets, Wall Street and those who work in that sector.

It's a great book showing dark side of wall street and how investment banks suck blood out of clients. As an insider, his perspective of how investment banks work is such a fun to read! It's among 20 favourite books of Charlie Munger and deservedly so. If you like Michael Lewis's books, it will enthrall you. Go grab your copy of FIASCO.

Fiasco is captivating in its honest portrayel of derivatives and other packages positioned to earn the most commission for the broker. The story was as entertaining as it was informative. The approach of the author was almost as though he himself were a bystander, without any ability to decide whether he was capable of stopping the giant snowball careening down the mountain. Without giving anything away, I would like to sum up by saying I will personally not use much of the information gleaned i..more

Dec 27, 2017Sanjay Vyas rated it really liked it

The author strikes me as wise.
I like his summary of the history of finance: “Wall Street bilks Main Street.”
Wall Street seems to attract people for whom wealth accumulation trumps all other goals. What does that look like, specifically? The books does a good job bringing that to life.
A background in basic finance helps a great deal. The majority of content is not the sordid stories of unbridled “fun”. Rather the book details specific financial structures and how they make money or give the cl..more

Sep 07, 2017Kara rated it liked it · review of another edition

I worked in an equity derivatives group in Wall Street for 25 years. I bought this book in 1999 or so, and am just getting around to reading it now. It accurately captures the tone and atmosphere of being on a derivatives trading floor. The products described are all familiar and authentic. If you want a sliver of what it is like to work in such an environment, read this book. The only thing that has changed in the last 20 years is the level of government regulation.

Oct 08, 2018Shreyans Doshi rated it really liked it

Really good read to know how big players manipulated everything to fill their pockets. Quite detailed information on different events and culture of wall Street. It becomes repetitive after some chapters though.

Easy read. Another book highlighting the greed of investment banks, the misuse of derivatives and the power of vested interests to ensure no adequate regulation is imposed.

Entertaining and enjoyable inside look at derivatives sales/structuring in the ‘90’s. A bit too breezy and light for my taste, likely due to the authors brief (2y?) career on the street.

It's not the first book I read on the subject. What Frank Partnoy does differently is explaining into the details how certain deals were made. A lot of things sounded very familiar to me.

Apr 14, 2019Asher Abramson rated it it was amazing

An amazing insider look into how finance sales teams work. This book makes clear that derivatives are nuclear time bombs and should be treated as such - although few investors do.

Jan 15, 2018Rob rated it liked it

Interesting, yet very much of its time. Plus, I remain thoroughly ignorant of how many of the deals worked, despite concentrating extremely hard.

A story of a derivative salesman at Morgan Stanley. A closer look at industrial life.

Dec 10, 2010Al Swanson rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Another great read of the current financial situation. Not crisis. Situation.
This one is set earlier than the whole subprime fisaco (pun intended) and relates more to the derivative markets and the overall mindset of the bankers who, along with the sheeple of America and the greedy traders and financial 'experts' around the world, led us to the situation we all face now.
Personally, as a stock and commodities broker with a large Wall Street firm back in the late 80's, I found the mindset of these..more

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Jun 03, 2010Steve rated it really liked it

Got a piece of financial crap that you want to get rid of? Mexican bonds, perhaps, or subprime mortgages. Or maybe your company needs to book some major profits now, with risks and losses deferred to another day (preferably when you no longer work for the company). According to the author of this book all of these problems and more can be solved by Wall Street financial wizards who use their 'knowledge of complex derivatives mathematics as a smokescreen' to convert financial garbage into somethi..more

Where there is large volume of innovation, there is bound to be some fraud. Fraudulent intent may even precede or supersede legitimate intent. It is especially visible in financial product innovation, where incentives are twisted, risks are hidden/unknown, and short-termism is rampant.
In this instance, book illustrates the dramatic growth in derivative products market. As a chicken fried equities guy, I had no clue just how exotic these instruments had become by mid-90's. FIASCO goes through pai..more

What happens when a guy thrown into money with half a brain and strong conscience gets firsthand into dealing with the equivalent of 'weapon of thermonuclear mass destruction' of the financial world.
He does his time, makes a buck and goes onto write a tell all book from an insiders perspective.
This is that book.
You don't have to understand the trades ( though it's worth to know what the hell goes on, when you invest in any fund I believe ) or understand the specifics of the Financial industry...more

This book is not particularly well written ( first book , non writer ), but it is very instructive . If one even doubted for a minute ( which I don't ) , that the large investment banks are in business to make money , ethics and honesty be damned , then you should read this book. The recent resignation of the Goldman partner whose editorial was in the WSJ , echoes the same sentiments of Partnoy 17 years later.
Partnoy focuses on the nascent derivatives market of the mid 1990's with clarity and sk..more

Mar 16, 2011Brian rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: awesome-narrative-non-fiction, financial-crisis-2008-must-reads

Both sides of the 'creative' derivatives transactions are shocking
derivatives trader for Morgan Stanley in the 90s, with some updates from the recent financial crisis. So eye-opening, frightening and entertaining at the same time. Makes the clients (often huge companies, municipalities, pension funds) look like fools for being suckered into these derivatives deals where the ratings agencies were coerced/manipulated into investment-grade ratings when the entire investment could be at risk even if..more

Jun 05, 2007Glenn rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: prospective iBankers; those interested in derivatives; those unfamiliar with Wall Street

A unique glimpse into the nasty underbelly of ibanking. Frank Partnoy is able to articulate his part in the development of the derivatives industry, which includes the benign/beneficial side as well as the nasty, off-balance sheet, high-leverage side. Perhaps partly atones for the morally ambiguous work he participated in in the early 90s. Worthwhile for both the history/inside scoop as well as the relatively detailed explanations of the mechanics of the derivatives. An doable read for any level..more

This book describes the use of derivatives in the mid-1990s, especially at Morgan Stanley which is not painted in any attractive colors. There is a bit of mention of CDOs which have been the very recent instrument of financial destruction on Wall Street.
It is not really dated in any way: everything about the portrait of derivatives applies to the current mortgage-based derivatives.
Makes you wonder though why pension funds and investors continue to do business with firms who so obviously are 'ri..more

Jan 17, 2016Paul W rated it really liked it

Partnoy's tale of Wall Street run amok is another example that 'History doesn't repeat but it does rhyme' (a quote variously attributed to Mark Twain and John Colombo). Given financial markets experience with structured credit securities in the 1990s it is an indictment of risk management and regulation that structured credit securities (in the form of CDOs and CDSs) were again the catalyst for the most recent financial crisis.

Jul 10, 2007Omar rated it it was amazing

Shelves: haveread

I thoroughly enjoyed Fiasco..more than Michael Lewis' Liar's Poker. Partnoy's book gives you more insight into the selling function at Morgan Stanley than Lewis' did at Solomon Brothers. Also, the book had some hilarious moments where I found myself laughing so hard I was crying.
Most people will find this book dull. It's not going to entertain a non-Wall Street crowd. But, if you want to look behind the curtain and see how pathetic some of the big money deals are, check this book out.

Sep 28, 2015James Yee rated it really liked it

A bit dated considering I read it 15+ years after its publication, but it's a very interesting and fast read on the investment banking industry, and more importantly helps explains derivatives in layman's terms. You know the book is dated when it uses $40000 Corvettes for some of its examples. Nowadays, they're more like $70000+. After you read this book, you'll understand why Warren Buffett once called derivatives 'weapons of mass destruction.'

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Frank Partnoy is the author of F.I.A.S.C.O., Infectious Greed, and The Match King. Formerly an investment banker at Morgan Stanley and a practicing corporate lawyer, he is one of the world’s leading experts on market regulation and is a frequent commentator for the Financial Times, the New York Times, NPR, and CBS’s 60 Minutes. Partnoy is a graduate of Yale Law School and is the George E. Barrett..more

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