On the Hunt: How to Wake Up Washington and Win the War on Terror (Paperback)

by Colonel David Hunt (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist
Retired army colonel and Fox News military analyst Hunt offers what he calls a commonsense perspective on the war in Iraq in particular and the war on terrorism in general. Drawing on 29 years of military service, Hunt is harshly critical of military and civilian leaders. He charges that they are more concerned with their own careers than with the U.S. troops in Iraq and should have fired Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld long ago and poured more resources into a more aggressive effort earlier, including neutralizing Iran. As things stand, he speculates the war could last for decades. Hunt laments that the high expectations after 9/11 that America would take seriously the terrorist threat haven't materialized. Instead, politicians and military leaders have used the threat to advance their careers. Other advice includes scrapping the Department of Homeland Security, fighting the war on terror with guerrilla action, gathering better intelligence, and striking at the bank accounts of terrorism supporters. Vanessa Bush
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Review
“Colonel David Hunt’s book is a call to arms and a gut check. If the American people don’t demand protection from terror killers, we won’t get it. On the Hunt lays out a clear strategy for our survival.”

—Bill O’Reilly, Fox News Channel

“Clausewitz would read this great book, and so should you. With his bracing On the Hunt, Colonel Hunt has told us how to win the War on Terror. Our country would be a lot better off if we all take his words to heart, do what he says, and then buy another copy to send to your congressional representatives.”

—Bob Drury, coauthor of Halsey’s Typhoon

“Colonel Hunt is on top of his game in On the Hunt. It’s a no-holds-barred rant—he skewers neocon, moonbat, and pencil pusher alike. If you think the Colonel’s blunt on TV, wait until you read him blistering the hacks of every stripe who are blowing the War on Terror and still don’t get it.”

—Howie Carr, radio host and bestselling author of The Brothers Bulger


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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (February 26, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307347605
• ISBN-13: 978-0307347602
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #608,168 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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66 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Stuff for a Real World, April 6, 2007

By	Common Sense (Orlando, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On the Hunt: How to Wake Up Washington and Win the War on Terror (Hardcover)

Finally a book that doesn't pull any punches. Colonel Hunt proves that winning the "War on Terror" doesn't require a whole lot of sophistication - just a willingness and conviction to do what is necessary. Unfortunately, by clearly offering a blueprint for action as a back-drop, the reader realizes that America no longer has the courage to act with ferocity. From politicians down to battlefield leadership, our commanders are no longer concerned about protecting our interests, they only seek to cover their own posteriors and advance personal agendas. The book has an underlying sense of dread or perhaps resignation, and this reader believes that Hunt has accepted our fate and is writing not as a clarion call for action, but more in the way of an autopsy. I personnaly believe that what he says is true - America has softened, prepared to sing Kumbaya with our enemies - even as they destroy our culture and threaten our very survival. Political correctness and the desire to appease will not make us better, it will make us dead. Hunt points this out like no other author. But then again, he is an Amercan warrior, a rare commodity. Read this. The book is simply written and can be carefully digested in a night or two. It will make you stop and think. It will make you reminisce about the your grandfather's America. An America that truly believed our country was worth defending.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lesson in character this nation sorely needs, June 7, 2007

By	Jay Vesce - See all my reviews

This review is from: On the Hunt: How to Wake Up Washington and Win the War on Terror (Hardcover)

When one reads the news, and listens to the expert opinions of "talking heads" on TV, it's all too easy to believe that the free world is facing complex problems that allow for no reasonable or successful solutions. The messages we receive include the following: we face 1.3 billion Muslims who blame us for all the ills of the world, and we should understand that it's their world and not ours; nobody in Europe or Britain loves us any more, so we must be terribly wrong; every time we try and react, we only make things worse; we had our run, and now it's time for us to step aside; western civilization is obsolete and on the way out.

Reading Colonel David Hunt's "On the Hunt" tells us: No, we're still in the game; and now's the time for us to kick some butt, make no excuses, offer no explanations, come back home a victor, and marry the prom queen.

My experience, as just one reader, is that I sleep better when I read Hunt right at bedtime. It makes me feel safe knowing that somebody, somewhere, understands it the way he does. If I become discouraged by current events and find myself starting to whimp out and despair, a couple of pages of Hunt gets me back on track. You may have exactly the opposite reaction, and, if that's the case, I'd suggest you leave it alone because "On The Hunt" is pretty potent stuff, and not everyone can handle it.

Maybe the most reassuring part of "On The Hunt" is the author's attitude: David Hunt simply was not born to die as an enemy collaborator. His prose is personal, conversational, and expressive, and communicates his attitude and feelings as well as his ideas. When "his time comes" I suspect he'll go out a warrior, having never surrendered or submitted. That's a character lesson this country sorely needs.

If we heed Hunt's advice and follow his example, and he is wrong, at least we won't go down whimpering, soiling our drawers, and apologizing.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The way it should have been, May 12, 2007

By	Brad Harris "hausmann" (Germany) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: On the Hunt: How to Wake Up Washington and Win the War on Terror (Hardcover)

Just finished reading the book and it was a great read and told what should have been done during the Iraq War. It again proves to me that peacetime can be a badtime for the military in that many individuals rise up to leadership positions that are unqualified in the time of war.