Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan,...

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	Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and ... Ahmed Rashid Viking Adult, 2008 - 544 pages average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The #1 New York Times bestselling author provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West.

Ahmed Rashid is ?Pakistan?s best and bravest reporter? (Christopher Hitchens). His unique knowledge of this vast and complex region allows him a panoramic vision and nuance that no Western writer can emulate.

His book Taliban first introduced American readers to the brutal regime that hijacked Afghanistan and harbored the terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Now, Rashid examines the region and the corridors of power in Washington and Europe to see how the promised nation building in these countries has pro-gressed. 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.

Benazir Bhutto?s assassination and the crisis in Pakistan are only the beginning. Rashid assesses what her death means for the region and the future. Rashid has unparalleled access to the figures in this global drama, and provides up-to-the-minute analysis better than anyone else. Descent Into Chaos will do for Central Asia what Thomas Rick?s Fiasco did for Iraq ? offer a blistering critique of the Bush administration and an impassioned call to correct our failed strategy in the region.

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Great coverage of Historical events, but still a bit fragmented.

I enjoyed this book from one of my favorite authors. The book covers a lot of historical events. The author has high credibility, and I couldn't put the book down. Some of the material is fragmented, but it was still very interesting.

I'd highly recommend this one.

sb

Chilling and Riveting

Great read. Keeps you thinking, and realizing how much we the people do not know.

Descent into Chaos

Written with great understanding of the political and economic struggle in the region. The enigma of Islam in the mind of ordinary person in the west. The misleading factor that puzzles the 'Think tanks' in Washington DC
on how to win Bush's war against terrorism. Most experts probably read it just not to show their ignorance and
have no desire to learn from their continuing mistakes in the region.

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Amazing Insight into US Failures in Afghanistan and Pakistan

This well researched and well written book provides in depth insights into the turmoil that is Afghanistan and Pakistan. The author, Ahmed Rashid, has written extensively on the history and sociology of this region and his presentation and development, especially of recent history, is unparalleled. As (if) we leave Iraq, the expectation is that we will increase our military presence in this area; therefore, the insights of the author and the information he presents continue to be timely. If the Bush administration had scratched the surface of this information before invading Afghanistan, and heeded President Vladimir Putin's admonitions based on a very painful experience, the approach and outcome most certainly would be much different. As becomes very apparent from Rashid's detailed and clear discussion, we have been pouring money into a pro-Taliban military dictatorship in Pakistan that has consistently impaired our progress, with no change foreseeable. I should note that the history of this region is very complex and not at all consistent with Western paradigms. Consequently, as with many histories, this one can be dry and seemingly overly detailed at times as the author addresses this tension. Push through those moments - you will be deeply enriched.

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