That headline seems like some sort of exaggeration, but I can say with certainty that it is not. After a tumultuous presidential election in 2016, the POTUS took office partly due to his words of caution concerning American military interventions. Just before this book released in 2017, the decision to 'surge' in Afghanistan was announced with an increase bombings, raids and troop levels, not to mention an easing of the rules of engagement.
Scott Horton has done a great service in writing Fool's Errand; shedding light on what led to the US government becoming involved in Afghanistan, escalation to direct military action and the horrors that it has wrought. As a long time listener of his AntiWar Radio interview series, one can see why he is the perfect person to write such a piece: the decades of studies and interviews with experts on the subjects culminating in this book. Though he has written many articles, I believe this is the first full-fledged published book he's done and it is surprisingly excellent beyond all expectations.
One of the best parts of the book is the sheer number of footnotes. There is no recounting of an event, quoting of an individual or statistic without detailed citation. Nearly a third of the book is footnotes with easy-to-follow sourcing so that those that are so inclined can research the subject matter themselves.
This is the right moment to read this book and discuss it, as well as the conflict itself, with your family, your friends, your church, your coworkers and whomever else you can. This is the right moment for Americans to read and to question why our military is being asked to fight and die in this place where they are so unwelcome.
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The most important book from the most important voice on the most important issue of our time
Scott Horton brings clarity to the most pressing issue of our time, endless war.The book is well researched. It is well (densely, meticulously) foot-noted and documented. The author is clear and cogent in making the case that it is time to end the wars in Afghanistan. He brings us up to speed on how we got here and why we must change course. The US is over-extended fighting for both sides in conflict after conflict. We are actively creating future problems and blowback by misguided and immoral foreign policy actions today.Why does this book matter?We, the people, must wake up and come to understand the the role that our own government's actions have played in setting the world on fire. We can't continue to shoulder shrug, and allow this to continue for another year, another decade, the rest of the century. That is where we are headed if we don't all come together to demand that our government allow us and the rest of the world to live in peace. We owe this not only to ourselves and the world's citizen's, but to our children and grandchildren.We simply cannot continue to shoulder-shrug, plod along with our "real life" day to day existences wholly oblivious or purposely ignorant of the murder & destruction of hundreds of thousands of others' real lives wrought by our government in our names.Follow Scott Horton and his work. Go to his site at the Libertarian Institute. Read his book. Buy it for your friends. Donate. Join the call for peace.Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan
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The most important book from the most important voice on the most important issue of our timeScott Horton brings clarity to the most pressing issue of our time, endless war.
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2017
The book is well researched. It is well (densely, meticulously) foot-noted and documented. The author is clear and cogent in making the case that it is time to end the wars in Afghanistan. He brings us up to speed on how we got here and why we must change course. The US is over-extended fighting for both sides in conflict after conflict. We are actively creating future problems and blowback by misguided and immoral foreign policy actions today.
Why does this book matter?
We, the people, must wake up and come to understand the the role that our own government's actions have played in setting the world on fire. We can't continue to shoulder shrug, and allow this to continue for another year, another decade, the rest of the century. That is where we are headed if we don't all come together to demand that our government allow us and the rest of the world to live in peace. We owe this not only to ourselves and the world's citizen's, but to our children and grandchildren.
We simply cannot continue to shoulder-shrug, plod along with our "real life" day to day existences wholly oblivious or purposely ignorant of the murder & destruction of hundreds of thousands of others' real lives wrought by our government in our names.
Follow Scott Horton and his work. Go to his site at the Libertarian Institute. Read his book. Buy it for your friends. Donate. Join the call for peace.
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- James BoudreauReviewed in Canada on October 10, 2017
Eye opening account of the war in Afghanistan. A ...
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Regurgitation of a false narrative
- Skully69erReviewed in Canada on February 4, 2018
Excellent and very interesting read
