Reckless Disregard: How Liberal Democrats Undercut Our Military, Endanger Our Soldiers And Jeopardize Our Security [Paperback]

Robert Patterson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2005

Reckless Disregard shows how liberal Democrats are wasteful of American military lives, and have committed themselves to policies that are inimical to America's national security. This is a frontline soldier's report on how liberalism and national security don't mix.

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From the Inside Flap

"Democratic presidents placed American fighting men and women in harm's way without the resolve to support them, without the moral authority and courage to command them, and without clear mission objectives for them to achieve."

-Lt. Col. Robert "Buzz" Patterson

In his stunning new book, Lieutenant Colonel Robert "Buzz" Patterson (USAF, Ret.)-not only a combat veteran and author of the huge New York Times bestseller Dereliction of Duty, but a former White House military aide who carried the "nuclear football" for President Clinton-makes an overwhelming case that the once great Democratic Party cannot be entrusted with the nation's defense and foreign policy.

Coming from a military family of conservative Democrats, Lt. Col. Patterson learned the hard way that the Democratic Party of Jimmy Carter and Bill and Hillary Clinton, behaves with reckless disregard for American security and for the lives of America's soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines.

With coverage that spans the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq to debates in Congress, Lt. Col. Patterson reveals:

* How Clinton never understood that it takes twenty years for the military to develop a young soldier into a commander-and how he therefore sacrificed the future as well as destroyed the existing military systems * How the disastrous presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton encouraged radical Islamic terror against the United States * Why Bush critic Richard Clarke-whom Lt. Col. Patterson served with in the Clinton White House-is a fraud * How the Democrats continue to gut our military effectiveness

Relentless in its critique-told with all the passion and conviction of a combat pilot-and urgent in its message, Reckless Disregard belongs in the hands of every American patriot. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Lieutenant Colonel Robert "Buzz" Patterson, United States Air Force (Ret.), has served his country with distinction. His tours of duty included service in Grenada, Rwanda, Haiti, the Persian Gulf, and Bosnia, as well as at the White House as a military aide to President Bill Clinton. He also served as cadet group commander at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Lt. Col. Patterson is the author of the New York Times bestseller Dereliction of Duty and is the national security correspondent for Humaneventsonline.com. He lives with his wife and children in Atlanta, Georgia. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 258 pages
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing (September 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895260093
• ISBN-13: 978-0895260093
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,396,827 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Please Read This Book, September 29, 2004

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Robert M. Logan (Folsom, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reckless Disregard: How Liberal Democrats Undercut Our Military, Endanger Our Soldiers, and Jeopardize Our Security (Hardcover)

Although Reckless Disregard has the look and feel of a political hit piece, it should not be dismissed without careful reading. Patterson paints a chorus of liberal Democrats as consistently viewing the US military as increasingly unnecessary in the modern world. Hit piece or not, American voters of all stripes will be well served by reading Reckless Disregard and asking whether a strong US military is more likely with Kerry or Bush residing in the White House? Under which man's leadership will America be safer today and tomorrow?

Author Lt. Col. Robert "Buzz" Patterson, USAF, Retired, is passionate about his respect for the USA military. From his perspective liberal Democrats - Carter, Clintons, Gore, Kerry and Ted Kennedy - are dangerous leaders in that they either do not understand or care about the military, or both.

Considering Reckless Disregard as a whole, the book is worth reading. However, it is a bit disappointing when compared to Patterson's Dereliction Of Duty (reviewed 8/16/2004). Patterson's earlier book is a first person account whereas Reckless Disregard has significant portions either authored by others or is reprinted material.

I found the appendix to be a valuable addition to the book, although the font size of the reprint of President Bush's National Security Strategy is too small and the quality of the print of John Kerry's testimony makes the reading tedious. This is unfortunate and careless editing.

JMO

39 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is about time!, August 27, 2004

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Movie and Music lover! (HOLLYWOOD, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reckless Disregard: How Liberal Democrats Undercut Our Military, Endanger Our Soldiers, and Jeopardize Our Security (Hardcover)

I will make this review very short... It is about time that SOMEONE pulls the wool off our collective eyes, and exposes the liberals for who they really are! You should purchase this book.

49 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well written, August 6, 2004

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Concerned in the U.S. (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reckless Disregard: How Liberal Democrats Undercut Our Military, Endanger Our Soldiers, and Jeopardize Our Security (Hardcover)

A great book and basically exposes the Democrats and the uneviable position they have put themselves in of hoping for bad things to happen to the U.S. in the hopes that they can grab power.

I recommend this book to anyone who is objective, because the facts are there.

Bill Clinton and the Democrats have gutted the military. There is no question of that. Any objective review of the facts comes to the conclusion that the military is a shell of what it was in the Reagan years and ultimately at the end of Gulf War 1. Thank goodness George Bush is trying to rebuild it to somewhat of its former power.

And now we have a senator running for President who votes against funding the military to "make a point" about tax cuts. Do we really think we can survive another President like Clinton who was "asleep at the wheel"? No.

Thank you for this book, Colonel Patterson.