An incredible, timely book. Kilcullen was a major participant in the formation of strategies used in our wars in the Middle East/Africa. He readily acknowledges the mistakes that "we" made; by concentrating on the theory of "disaggregation" (mainly going after the leaders of Al Qaeda, it was assumed...
Everyone should read this article to understand the geopolitical tensions at the moment and the emergence of Daesh and the role the West played in this. Kilcullen clearly knows his subject matter and paints a terrifying picture. Now if we can just find our way out of it...
My thoughts: This story is a really short one. Short and sweet. It's beginning is probably the biggest adventure and also the scene with the most details. It takes stereotypical characters and turns them into interesting creatures with different anatomical features.The setting seems like such an int...