From Sadat to Saddam offers a fresh perspective on the
politicization of the U.S. diplomatic service and the
militarization of U.S. foreign policy. The narrative begins with
the 1981 assassination of Egyptian President Sadat, continues
through two Gulf wars and ends with US withdrawal of combat troops
from Iraq in 2011. The book recounts successes along with
spectacular failures of U.S. foreign policy. The book addresses the
basic question of how and why we find ourselves today in endless
military conflict and argues that it is directly related to the
decline in reliance on our diplomatic skills. From Sadat to Saddam
is a personal, in-depth, look by a career diplomat at how U.S. soft
power has been allowed to atrophy. It chronicles three decades of
dealing not just with foreign policy challenges and opportunities,
but with the frustrations of working with bureaucrats and
politicians who don't understand the world and are unwilling to
listen to those who do. The book makes clear that the decline of
our diplomatic capability began well before the election of the
Trump administration. It recommends that, instead of trying to make
soldiers into diplomats and diplomats into soldiers, that we invest
in a truly professional diplomatic service.
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