America's Secret War

In this summary you will learn

• How several U.S. administrations handled events in Afghanistan and Iraq
• How those events affected the current conflict
• Why the U.S. invaded Iraq

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Why you should read America's Secret War

Al Qaeda's September 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S. initiated a unique war. This dispersed, ideological, religious, fanatical, stateless enemy required the U.S. and its allies to rethink their military and political strategies so they could wage a war in some of the world's most remote locations. The situation rendered previous military-political models useless. The war against Al Qaeda required an entirely new, global offensive strategy. Author George Friedman asserts difficult-to-uncover - and difficult-to-prove or disprove - information about the international intelligence and military infighting that shaped the Iraq war's initial stages. His detailed presentation shows his command of this complex global geo-political and military story. He presents a saga much more complex and intertwined than most media reports on Iraq, which is, of course, the advantage of a book. getAbstract.com considers this essential reading for anyone interested in the Middle East and the war against Al Qaeda, including journalists, and those interested in current events, intelligence and military-political history.

About the Author

George Friedman founded and chairs Stratfor, a private intelligence company. He has written four books and numerous articles on national security, warfare and intelligence. A nationally recognized expert, he has appeared on major television networks and has been featured in Time, Barron's, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times Magazine.