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 enlarge | Authors: Christopher Cerf, Victor S. Navasky
Creator: Robert Grossman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Pages: 304
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ISBN: 1416569936
Dewey Decimal Number: 956.70443
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Publication Date: March 25, 2008
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 A goodbye salute for King George June 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Fall of the House of Bush: The Untold Story of How a Band of True Believers Seized the Executive Branch, Started the Iraq War, and Still Imperils America's Future
 A little funny but a lot wrong May 29, 2008
2 out of 27 found this review helpful
I've only skimmed through this book while sitting in the local B&N...so this isn't a comprehensive review of the book. What I noticed in a short period, however, was that this is not an indictment of 'expert-ology' (and the Bush Admin), as the authors intend; but rather a clinical case of 'meme-ology'. The authors apparently want us to believe that demonstrably true statements and predictions about the war are/were in fact false, thus proving the experts wrong. According to my quick count, however, all but one of the statements and predictions are true. For instance, according to any measuring stick the war was indeed a cake walk. We won it even more quickly than the first gulf war, and with fewer casualties than even the administration predicted. The mission to overthrow Hussein was accomplished in less than two weeks. Hussein was torturing his people. Hussein was funding terrorists. Hussein was refusing to cooperate with inspectors and was hiding his WMD program. Hussein was attempting to acquire nuclear technology and did have the intent to produce WMDs. Perhaps the weirdest claim the authors make is that our soldiers weren't greeted as liberators, when in fact the video of such a greeting ran on CNN for days.
These things are utterly factual.
And yet somehow some folks have convinced themselves that these
Weird.
Incredible, and Humorous! May 21, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
"Mission Accomplished" documents an almost infinite number of people of all political persuasions (though mostly conservatives) and at high levels of government, media, and think-tanks, making statements either provably false, unlikely, or simply "me-too" support prior to, during, and post Iraq War II. The list even includes two of today's presidential contenders. Documentation even shows contradictions between varying members of the administration at about the same period of time.
"Mission Accomplished" also documents an incredible number of instances and individuals stating that "we have turned the corner in Iraq" or that "the next six months will be crucial in Iraq."
How could so many "experts" get it so wrong for so long? Would we be better off setting foreign policy with a dart board and roulette wheel?
The "experts" in their own words May 21, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
"Mission Accomplished!", a terrific retrospective about how the Iraq venture failed, is an accurate and compelling look at the ongoing quagmire with humor on the side. Certifying those who framed the debate and carried out the execution of the war is assembled by authors Cerf and Navasky with an acuity that allows the reader to partake in the words of those who got us into this mess. Justice Brandeis said that "sunshine is the best disinfectant" and the words presented here are devastating in that exposition.
Nicely framed with quotes from Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and others, we are reminded about how this war never had a clear purpose, let alone a clear strategy. This book is an equal opportunity employer...Democrats get the royal treatment, too, as they should. Cerf and Navasky present quotes then give "in fact" responses...all well-cited. Then, in the lower right-hand corner of each opposing page they offer remarks about predictions on how those experts thought the war and reconstruction would go. Everyone will have a favorite...mine is Thomas L. Friedman. An expert of limitless self-confidence, he's reduced to words after one should eat one's hat.
I think the authors hit things just right when they talk about the cost of the war, both in human and economic terms. Sure, this is a book with a light-hearted nature, but when the text is revealed, we understand about the folly of this war and the Bush administration who gave it to us...an administration that has never figured out what to do with all the shattered pieces. "Mission Accomplished!" is a good and timely read, especially in an election year. I highly recommend it.
A quick reference guide for our short memory society May 16, 2008
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Keep MISSION ACCOMPLISHED handy as you read news publications or take in radio and television commentary. When some prognosticator talks up reasons for war - whether it regards Iraq or what may be in Iran - look up that person in this book, as chances are they've been wrong before.
While MISSION ACCOMPLISHED is an easy read, if nothing else pay attention to the quotes in reverse type at the bottom of each page. Names of purportedly qualified commentators such as Thomas Friedman show up again and again predicting a conclusion to the Iraq disaster. These know-nothings don't quit after missing the mark once or twice. From 2002 through 2007, dingbats such as Friedman, William Kristol and Michael Ledeen provide consistently wrong forecasts, as if they were weathermen on acid. But they're not predicting sunshine only to get caught in the rain. These smug blowhards are responsible for promoting this illegal, immoral war and occupation that's cost millions life and limb.
Why do the NEW YORK TIMES, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO and other news organizations continue to provide a forum to these clowns? I've heard of short memories, but the people at the TIMES and N.P.R. are more forgetful than a Republican under oath.
Next time your news sources present pundits blathering about things getting better in Iraq or how quick and easy attacking Iran will be, reach for MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. Then call or write to ask why they present as "experts" individuals who couldn't qualify for Psychic Friends Network.
Buy MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
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