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The Resource Marching toward hell : America and Islam after Iraq, Michael Scheuer

Marching toward hell : America and Islam after Iraq, Michael Scheuer

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Summary
CIA veteran Scheuer examines the ongoing instability in Iraq and argues that the U.S has provided al Qaeda and its allies with the one thing they want most: a safe haven from which to launch operations across borders into countries that were previously difficult for them to reach. With U.S. forces and resources spread thinner every day, the war has depleted our strength and brought al Qaeda a kind of success that it could not have achieved on its own. Scheuer takes on the questions of "What went wrong?" and "How can we fix this?" and proposes a plan to cauterize the damage that has already been done and get American strategy back on track. He lists a number of painful recommendations for how we must shift our ideological, military, and political views in order to survive, even if that means disagreeing with Israeli policy or launching more brutal campaigns against terrorists.--From publisher description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed
Extent
xvi, 364 p.
Contents
  • Getting to 9/11
  • Readying bin Laden's way : America and the Muslim world, 1973-1996
  • Fighting Islamists with a blinding Cold War hangover, 1996-2001
  • Six years of war, 2001-2007
  • Afghanistan : a final chance to learn history applies to America
  • Iraq : America bled white by history unlearned
  • And the Islamists' fire quietly spreads
  • Where stands the war?
  • "The bottom is out of the tub" : taking stock for America in 2008
  • "O enemy of God, I will give Thee no respite" : al-Qaeda and its allies take stock
  • Where to from here?
  • A humble suggestion : America first
  • Epilogue : an abiding uniqueness
Isbn
9780743299695
Instance
Label
Marching toward hell : America and Islam after Iraq
Title
Marching toward hell
Title remainder
America and Islam after Iraq
Statement of responsibility
Michael Scheuer
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
CIA veteran Scheuer examines the ongoing instability in Iraq and argues that the U.S has provided al Qaeda and its allies with the one thing they want most: a safe haven from which to launch operations across borders into countries that were previously difficult for them to reach. With U.S. forces and resources spread thinner every day, the war has depleted our strength and brought al Qaeda a kind of success that it could not have achieved on its own. Scheuer takes on the questions of "What went wrong?" and "How can we fix this?" and proposes a plan to cauterize the damage that has already been done and get American strategy back on track. He lists a number of painful recommendations for how we must shift our ideological, military, and political views in order to survive, even if that means disagreeing with Israeli policy or launching more brutal campaigns against terrorists.--From publisher description
Cataloging source
DLC
Index
index present
LC call number
DS35.74.U6
LC item number
S34 2008
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Label
Marching toward hell : America and Islam after Iraq, Michael Scheuer
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-346) and index
Contents
Getting to 9/11 -- Readying bin Laden's way : America and the Muslim world, 1973-1996 -- Fighting Islamists with a blinding Cold War hangover, 1996-2001 -- Six years of war, 2001-2007 -- Afghanistan : a final chance to learn history applies to America -- Iraq : America bled white by history unlearned -- And the Islamists' fire quietly spreads -- Where stands the war? -- "The bottom is out of the tub" : taking stock for America in 2008 -- "O enemy of God, I will give Thee no respite" : al-Qaeda and its allies take stock -- Where to from here? -- A humble suggestion : America first -- Epilogue : an abiding uniqueness
Control code
166373191
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed
Extent
xvi, 364 p.
Isbn
9780743299695
Lccn
2007043814
Specific material designation
regular print
System control number
(OCoLC)166373191
Label
Marching toward hell : America and Islam after Iraq, Michael Scheuer
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-346) and index
Contents
Getting to 9/11 -- Readying bin Laden's way : America and the Muslim world, 1973-1996 -- Fighting Islamists with a blinding Cold War hangover, 1996-2001 -- Six years of war, 2001-2007 -- Afghanistan : a final chance to learn history applies to America -- Iraq : America bled white by history unlearned -- And the Islamists' fire quietly spreads -- Where stands the war? -- "The bottom is out of the tub" : taking stock for America in 2008 -- "O enemy of God, I will give Thee no respite" : al-Qaeda and its allies take stock -- Where to from here? -- A humble suggestion : America first -- Epilogue : an abiding uniqueness
Control code
166373191
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed
Extent
xvi, 364 p.
Isbn
9780743299695
Lccn
2007043814
Specific material designation
regular print
System control number
(OCoLC)166373191

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