The Next Attack - The Failure of the War on Terror and a Strategy for Getting It Right (Paperback, 1st Owl Books ed)

"A persuasive and utterly frightening picture of the current state of America's war on terror."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
We are losing. Five years after the September 11 attacks, America finds its strategic position deteriorating in the global war on terror. In "The Next Attack," former White House counterterrorism experts Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon show how the terrorist threat has evolved since 9/11 and how America has undermined its own goals, not only in the ill-considered invasion and occupation of Iraq but also through our failure to understand the jihadists' ideology. Our actions have confirmed Osama bin Laden's message in the eyes of disaffected Muslims in the Middle East, Europe, and elsewhere, and in doing so, we are clearing the way for the next attack.
Benjamin and Simon argue that America needs a far-reaching and creative new strategy in combating Islamic radicalism, one that recognizes the costs of over-militarizing the battle against terror while setting realistic priorities for homeland security. And in a new afterword, they show how the ideological conflict is deepening and spreading across an increasingly radicalized Muslim world. We ignore this warning at our peril.

General

Imprint:	Holt McDougal
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2006
First published:	July 2006
Authors:	Daniel Benjamin • Steven Simon
Dimensions:	217 x 139 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	368
Edition:	1st Owl Books ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8050-8133-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Diplomacy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Espionage & secret services Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General
LSN:	0-8050-8133-X
Barcode:	9780805081336

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