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Descent into chaos the United States and the failure of nation building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia

Reviews the catastrophic aftermath of America's failed war on terror. Descent Into Chaos is his blistering critique of American policy -- a dire warning and an impassioned call to correct these disasterous strategies before these failing states threaten global stability and bring devastation to our world.

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  • "Reviews the catastrophic aftermath of America's failed war on terror. Descent Into Chaos is his blistering critique of American policy -- a dire warning and an impassioned call to correct these disasterous strategies before these failing states threaten global stability and bring devastation to our world."@en
  • "Ahmed Rashid is the voice of reason amid the chaos of Central Asia today. His unique knowledge of this complex, war-torn region gives him a panoramic vision and grasp of nuance that no Western writer can emulate. In Descent into chaos, Rashid reviews the regional conditions since 9/11 and the catastrophic aftermath of America's failed war on terror. The underlying theme is clear, devastating and deeply critical of current U.S. foreign policy. Iraq is essentially a sideshow. Pakistan and Afghanistan are where the war really began. Pakistan remains the crucial resource and key player, and Afghanistan is where the fight against Islamic insurgency is eventually going to be played out. Rashid also brings into clear focus the regional issues of Central Asia that few in our country seem to understand and yet are having a crucial impact on our own security and conduct. Seven years after 9/11, despite the thousands of lives and billions of dollars that have been spent in the region, it is in chaos. Pakistan, unstable and armed with nuclear weapons, has become terrorism central. The Taliban is resurging and reconquering land, and al Qaeda is stronger than ever. And at the heart of these calamities is the United States' refusal to accept its responsibility for statecraft and nation building and its utter failure to understand the region. Rashid's blistering critique of American policy is also a warning and an impassioned call to correct our failed strategies. There is no more urgent global task."@en
  • "Rashid examines the region and the corridors of power in Washington and Europe to see how the promised nation building in these countries has progressed. His conclusions are devastating: an unstable and nuclear-armed Pakistan, a renewed al Qaeda profiting from a booming opium trade, and a Taliban resurgence and reconquest. While Iraq continues to attract most of American media and military might, Rashid argues that Pakistan and Afghanistan are where the conflict will finally be played out and that these failing states pose a graver threat to global security than the Middle East.--From publisher description."
  • "Rashid provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West."@en
  • "Rashid provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West."
  • "[In this book, the author] examines the region and the corridors of power in Washington and Europe to see how the promised nation building in these countries has progressed. His conclusions are devastating: an unstable and nuclear-armed Pakistan, a renewed al Qaeda profiting from a booming opium trade, and a Taliban resurgence and reconquest. While Iraq continues to attract most of American media and military might, [he] argues that Pakistan and Afghanistan are where the conflict will finally be played out and that these failing states pose a graver threat to global security than the Middle East. --From publisher description."
  • "Ahmed Rashid is a respected international journalist with vast expertise on Central Asia. In Descent Into Chaos, he argues that Afghanistan and Pakistan pose more of a threat to world stability than the Middle East, and predicts dire consequences if U.S. policy continues to ignore this area of the world."@en

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