The Wrong War
Here’s the “advance praise” for Bing West’s The Wrong War: Grit, Strategy, and the Way Out of Afghanistan:
“Bing West is many things—a battle-wise veteran, a skeptical journalist, and above all a brilliant chronicler of America’s post-9/11 wars. His latest book provides a gripping account of the tactical realities in Afghanistan, but, no less important, it offers strategic counsel at a time when the Obama administration—and the country—needs it badly.”—Eliot Cohen, Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
“If there is an answer for Afghanistan, it will come from only one place—the dirt. No correspondent has spent as much time on this ground as former Marine colonel Bing West, and no one has brought to it as much real-world, infantry-command experience. The Wrong War should be read (and studied) in the Pentagon and in the Oval Office. This is not think-tank theorizing, it’s the real shit from a career warrior and first-rate military thinker. The Wrong War is so fresh, you can practically scrape the dirt off its pages. Read this. Read the final chapter. If there is a path to success in Afghanistan (or at least not catastrophic failure), Col. West’s recommendations point the way.”—Steven Pressfield, author of Gates of Fire
“A devastating critique of U.S. foreign policy regarding a seemingly endless war.”—Kirkus Reviews
Our signed copy arrived in the mail yesterday, and will be devoured this weekend. Also look for an exclusive SWJ interview by our editor Mike Few with Bing West in the near future. In the meantime, Andrew Exum has reviewed The Wrong War for The Wall Street Journal. BLUF for Exum’s review, In Afghanistan With Our Warrior Elite, is “Mr. West’s book shows, we have an amazing cadre of young men and women who continue to serve with valor and distinction in Afghanistan, and for them as well as for Mr. West’s book we should be thankful.”
