An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Frum, David / Perle, Richard, PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books, "An End to Evil" charts ong>theong> agenda for what's next in ong>theong> ong>warong> on terrorism, as articulated by David Frum, former presidential speechwriter ong>andong> bestselling author of "ong>Theong> Right Man, " ong>andong> Richard Perle, former assistant secretary of defense ong>andong> one of ong>theong> most influential foreign-policy leaders in Washington. This world is an unsafe place for Americans--ong>andong> ong>theong> U.S. government remains unready to defend its people. In "An End to Evil, " David Frum ong>andong> Richard Perle sound ong>theong> alert about ong>theong> dangers around us: ong>theong> continuing threat from terrorism, ong>theong> crisis with North Korea, ong>theong> aggressive ambitions of China. Frum ong>andong> Perle provide a detailed, cong>andong>id account of America's vulnerabilities: a military whose leaders resist change, intelligence agencies mired in bureaucracy, diplomats who put friendly relations with ong>theong>ir foreign colleagues ahead of ong>theong> nation's interests. Perle ong>andong> Frum lay out a bold program to defend America--ong>andong> to win ong>theong> ong>warong> on terror. Among ong>theong> topics this book addresses: - why ong>theong> United States risks its ong>securityong> if it submits to ong>theong> authority of ong>theong> United Nations - why France ong>andong> Saudi Arabia have to be treated as adversaries, not allies, in ong>theong> ong>warong> on terror - why ong>theong> United States must take decisive action against Iran--now - what to do in North Korea if negotiations fail - why everything you read in ong>theong> newspapers about ong>theong> Israeli-Arab dispute is wrong - how our government must be changed if we are to fight ong>theong> ong>warong> on terror to victory--not just stalemate - where ong>theong> next great terror threat is coming from--ong>andong> what we can do to protect ourselves "An End to Evil" will define ong>theong> conservative point of view on foreign policy for a new generation--ong>andong> shape ong>theong> agenda for ong>theong> presidential-election year ong>andong> beyond. With a keen insiders' perspective on how our leaders are confronting--or not confronting--ong>theong> ong>warong> on terrorism, David Frum ong>andong> Richard Perle make a convincing argument for why ong>theong> toughest line is ong>theong> safest line. "From ong>theong> Hardcover edition."