Eyes on the Horizon
Eyes on the Horizon: Serving on the Front Lines of National Security Richard Myers, Malcolm McConnell (Contributor)
Publisher: Threshold Editions
ISBN: 1416560122
DDC: 355.0092
Edition: Hardcover; 2009-03-17
Summary:
General Richard B. Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
during the critical four years following September 11, 2001, looks
back over his career and provides a candid, revealing insider's view
of the war on terror and proposing a bold new plan that will prepare
America for the diverse national security challenges of the
twenty-first century.Growing up in Kansas as the son of hardworking,
nononsense parents, General Richard Myers, a distinguished Air Force
officer for more than forty years, learned early the value of
steadfast integrity and selfless service. As Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff from 2001 to 2005, he bore witness to the critical
events that shaped America's defense policy in the wake of the
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In the days, weeks, and
months that followed, he worked around the clock, helping to devise
innovative, unprecedented strategies for the Bush administration's
war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq and advising the president on
tough, historic national security decisions.In this captivating
memoir, General Myers talks candidly about his career in the
military, the unforgettable events of September 11, and the global
war on terror. With an insider's perspective, he outlines the
mistakes made by the White House, Pentagon leadership, and the
intelligence community.Myers believes that America has misidentified
its adversary, focusing too narrowly on tactical battles, instead of
on a long-range strategy that will overcome a global insurgency
fueled by a struggle for control within Islam. The United States must
rely not just on the military, but also on intelligence and other
instruments of national power and work through extant governments to
reverse the depiction of an American-led crusade against Muslims.
Rather than identify what Islam should become, we must work with an
international community that includes responsible non-Western states
to protect against the behaviors we consider universally unacceptable
-- especially those that promote violence against the U.S. and its
allies or any other country or society affected by the struggle
within Islam. Finally, Myers maintains we must integrate our own
government agencies so that we can focus a sustained approach to this
strategy.Told with unfailing honesty, Eyes on the Horizon is an
unforgettable memoir of one of our nation's highestranking officers
and a courageous call for change that will strengthen American
national security and defend a democratic way of life.
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