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The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America's Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11 by Ron Suskind
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3.0
I thought that this book would have been a better read. I find it not as compelling as other books on the 9/11 saga.
I think the author spends too much time on the same theme. We know Bush and his team. We now further understand the inner workings of the relationships, however, the book does not go deep enough in highlighting the flaws. For example, the clear excuse to invade Iraq only for Blackwater to take control of great swathes of the country. We should try to understand the economic decisions in this invasion, however, the author seems to have missed out on some important data on this issue.
Books like the Looming Tower and Black Flags are a bit more intense and give flavour to the politics in play.
I think the author spends too much time on the same theme. We know Bush and his team. We now further understand the inner workings of the relationships, however, the book does not go deep enough in highlighting the flaws. For example, the clear excuse to invade Iraq only for Blackwater to take control of great swathes of the country. We should try to understand the economic decisions in this invasion, however, the author seems to have missed out on some important data on this issue.
Books like the Looming Tower and Black Flags are a bit more intense and give flavour to the politics in play.
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