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Iraq the Graveyard of Empires (ISBN 978-0-9777819-3-5) is a 2009 non-fiction book about the United States occupation of Iraq written by Julie A. Gibson. Her goal in writing the book was to explain why prior to their decline, every major empire in history eventually invades and occupies Ancient Babylon (modern day Iraq). The book explores the history of the Roman, Ottoman, and British empires' occupation of Iraq and asks whether the United States' experience in the region will be different. {| class="wikitable" border="1" ! Iraq the Graveyard of Empires ! Exploring the Historical, Geopolitical and Spiritual Conseqences of America's Occupation of Iraq!
 * Author, Julie A. Gibson
 * Country, United States
 * Language, English
 * Genre, Non-fiction
 * Publisher, Sanctuary Books
 * ISBN, 978-0-9777819-3-5
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 * ISBN, 978-0-9777819-3-5
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Summary
Although historians have analyzed the rise and decline of empires for centuries, none have examined this phenomenon from a spiritual perspective. This author explores why this cycle keeps playing out in human history, and argues the root cause of the decline of empires is the rise of humanism and militarism as empires take on the mantle of Babylon. Gibson examines strong parallels between past empires occupation of Babylon and warns the United States of the implications of its invasion of Iraq in 2003.