Condition:
Like NewHC/DJ; Minor pen marks inside front endcover; otherwise very clean
Retired General Wesley Clark's follow up to his insightful, detailed memoir of NATO's victorious Kosovo campaign
begins as a concise analysis of the 2003 military invasion/occupation
of Iraq and wends its way to a troubling yet ultimately hopeful
examination of America at an unprecedented domestic, economic, and
geopolitical crossroads. Clark's keen intellect (he was a Rhodes
Scholar and graduated first in his class at West Point) and refreshing
gift for intelligent plain-speaking often call attention to salient
observations too often overlooked in the daily jumble of selective news
and political spin. Our conflicts with Iraq have not been two distinct
wars, but an unceasing, 13-year-long military campaign; the ambitious
Pax Americana envisioned by Bush administration neocons is not only
unsustainable, but a redundant anachronism, America having long ago
created a "virtual empire" by dint of its interlocking international
business relationships, cultural lure, and (ideally) moral leadership.
His critics may label it the political manifesto of an ambitious
presidential contender (a charge he quickly addresses in his
introduction with a pre-emptive strike that is, given the subject
matter, a bit ironic), but Clark's vision of an engaged, enterprising
America leading the world instead of dominating it is rooted in an
objective understanding of history, our nation's own longstanding
philosophical ideals, and no small amount of refreshing horse sense
(are we fighting terrorism by creating terrorists? And how safe
is a country that starves its very security apparatus with unsound
economic policies?). Ever loyal to the armed forces he served with
distinction for 33 years, Clark also never passes up an opportunity to
praise our nation's best and bravest, the men and women who are the
cutting edge of America's sword, be it yielded with restrained wisdom
or reckless abandon. --Jerry McCulley
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