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"The War I Always Wanted,"
By Brandon Friedman
"The welcome mat for memoirs by veterans of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom might never wear out so long as they write with the savvy of Brandon Friedman . . . Friedman's take is vivid, frank, precise and dramatic."
--Military Times
"Add Brandon Friedman's The War I Always Wanted to the ranks of outstanding non-fiction produced by officers from elite combat units in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Always truthful, often excruciatingly so, The War I Always Wanted rises at numerous points to the level of literature."
--Steven Pressfield, author of Gates of Fire
Buy The War I Always Wanted here.
"A Time To Lead,"
By General (Ret.) Wesley K. Clark
"A Time To Lead confirms the rewarding benefits of military service at a time when such service is experiencing considerable strain. It also includes a comprehensive description of America's current national imperatives, which deserve serious consideration."
--General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., former Secretary of State
"This is a primer on leadership forged in battle and by decades of experience. . .This isn't just a book; it's a manual for leading people and living a good life."
--Barry McCaffrey, General, USA (ret.)
Buy A Time to Lead here.
"Love My Rifle More Than You,"
By Kayla Williams
"Whip smart, sassy, with a mouth as foul as a sailor's, 28-year-old Sergeant Kayla Williams. . .tells what it's like to be a female soldier in Iraq."
--Booklist
". . .echoes military memoirists from Julius Caesar to Ernie Pyle."
--Publishers Weekly
". . .a shocking, on-the-ground view of one military woman's experience in Iraq."
--Bookmarks Magazine
Buy Love My Rifle More Than You here.
"How to Break a Terrorist,"
By Matthew Alexander
"...a riveting, fast-paced account that reads like a first-rate thriller."
--Publisher's Weekly
" ...an absorbing behind-the-scenes look at the secret intelligence war within a war."
--Military.com
Buy How to Break a Terrorist here.
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Also, no one ever qualifies/quantifies exactly what the hell they mean when they refer to "executive experience", or why it's deemed more important than basic intelligence, innate management skill and sound judgment in terms of picking folks to get stuff done. We've seen evidence from the way Obama has run his campaign that he's good at being a chief executive, whereas Hillary frankly messed up in that it was her race to lose.
"I think Palin is good for the election process and it will be up to HER to prove herself, and not for US to judge her blindly."
I'd like to know how she goes about proving herself, given she won't be running her own show.
This must be horrifying for the republicans. Just horrifying. At least if the republican friend's reaction down the hall is any yardstick (he's livid but refuses to acknowledge it).
I say we couldn't pick a better set of folks to run against this year. Now we have to hope that the citizen watchdogs in the relevant states do what they can to lessen the chance of the vote tampering that's taken place in the last couple of national elections. For those who poo-poo the notion, please, watch this documentary:
http://www.uncountedthemovie.c...