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  • America's Secret War: Inside the Struggle Between the United States and Its Enemies | [George Friedman]
    America's Secret War: Inside the Struggle Between the United States and Its Enemies
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    America's Secret War: Inside the Struggle Between the United States and Its Enemies

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 51 mins)
    • By George Friedman
    • Narrated By Brian Emerson
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (512)
    Performance
    (107)
    Story
    (108)

    Dubbed by Barron's as "The Shadow CIA", Stratfor, George Friedman's global intelligence company, has provided analysis to Fortune 500 companies, news outlets, and even the U.S. government. Now Friedman delivers the geopolitical story that the mainstream media has been unable to uncover, the startling truth behind America's foreign policy and war effort in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond.

    David says: "The Best"
    "Superficially clever but fundamentally flippant"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What did you like best about America's Secret War? What did you like least?

    1. The best point of this book is it brings together some off-beaten-path view of the US actions since 9/11
    2. The worst point is its examination of these views is fundamentally flippant, and repetitive. The author loves his own shallow insight so much that he repeats them tiresomely as if simply repetition gives it weight it does not carry through its actual substance.


    Has America's Secret War turned you off from other books in this genre?

    No. It covers a interesting topic, and its poseur treatment makes me want to read a real book.


    What does Brian Emerson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    Not much, except for the ability to go through it during driving commute


    Could you see America's Secret War being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

    No


    Any additional comments?

    No

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful

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