America’s Secret War: Inside the Hidden Worldwide Struggle between America and its Enemies Audiobook

" I honestly did not get a whole lot of this book since it is a couple of years old. I still need to educate myself on what is currently happening in the middle east. (I am not a huge news buff so politics is a little hard for me to stay current on...) and thought that this book would be a good one to help spell out some things that I am still unclear on. But the book focused on mainly things that occurred during 9/11 so I wasn't very interested listening to it during my commute... (I tried to listen to it on audioCD...) "

" a yawner. nothing here that you haven't already read in the newspaper. the bob woodward books were much more interesting. this book read like an chronological outline that the author collapsed into prose with a rotating and repetitive set of transition words. "First...", "Second...", "Additionally...", "However...". I was speed reading by the end. "

" This book seemed unjustly sympathetic to the US Military's perspective and derisive of the peace movement. That said, it did expand my view of the recent US campaigns in the middle east by filling in the blanks with names, places, and dates to check with a different source. Overall I found the author's expertise valuable. "

" Good inside intel agency documentary about the lead up to the Iraq War. This is not an anti-war book, nor a hawkish book, just a deeper history of events, with some speculation on the motives of the persons creating the events. Perfect if you want real-world Tom Clancy feel, and no fiction. "

" If you could read only two books about the history of the war in Iraq, I'd read this and COBRA II. There are others I recommend, but these are the two best. "

" This books is one of the best ever wrote by an author... "

" A very insightful look into why and how America is dealing with terror. "

" This book is even more important today than when it was written. It's the only thing I've read that helps in the least bit understand the recent events in the Middle East. "

" This book is very well written. It also provided a lot of knew insight in both Iraq and Afghanistan that I've never heard before. "

" A lot of unsubstantiated stuff, and a worldview that I don't share... but the section on the Iraqi insurgency at the end makes the whole book well worth reading. "

" Everyone should explore the varying perspectives on geopolitical reality. This is an interesting perspective and worth taking a look at. "

" Friedman's book is sober, authoritative, and credible. Reading it, I had the impression that it was written in one sitting; the pace is so intense. "

" I enjoyed this book a lot, partly because it appears very non-partisan in its analysis and exposition of the issues and events in the Middle East. It provides a very nuanced look at the players, their strategies, their successes and failures in the struggle for control during a very turbulent time. "

" Repeats himself ( badly editied ? ) "

" Great analysis of causes and reasons for the Afganastan and Iraq wars. Great emphasis on fact and analysis rather than value judgements. Endevors to explain what transpired, what it was intended to do and why instead of judging was an action right or wrong moraly. "

" Interesting. I listened to the audio CD of the book during my daily commute. Friedman argues that the strategic motives behind the Iraq War were always known by the decision makers (obviously not WMDs) but just kept from the public. "

" this is a very good analysis of america' and the free world's threats from al-qaeda and its affiliates, very good reading "

" Everyone who every believed what politicians said about the Afghan and Iraq conflicts should read this book, some will find it startling. For the less trusting amongst us it merely confirms just how misguided US foreign policy has been. "

" If you could read only two books about the history of the war in Iraq, I'd read this and COBRA II. There are others I recommend, but these are the two best. "

" Repeats himself ( badly editied ? ) "

" Likes: Some strategic analysis of the Afghan and Iraq wars that is not otherwise obvious. <br/>Dislikes: Emphasis on strategic outcomes rather than principles. Lack of respect for or understanding of public anti-war sentiment. "

" Good inside intel agency documentary about the lead up to the Iraq War. This is not an anti-war book, nor a hawkish book, just a deeper history of events, with some speculation on the motives of the persons creating the events. Perfect if you want real-world Tom Clancy feel, and no fiction. "

" this is a very good analysis of america' and the free world's threats from al-qaeda and its affiliates, very good reading "

" This books is one of the best ever wrote by an author... <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> "