Mission Not Accomplished

Mission Not Accomplished
Author: William W. Turner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2004
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781883955342

After 9/11, President Bush reassured Americans and the world that he would lead the fight against terror aggressively and unremittingly until Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida were crushed. Since then his actions have fallen short, and he has apparently lost sight of the mission. In his new book, former FBI counterintelligence specialist and CNN analyst William Turner portrays the White House as an administration of broken promises, insufficient planning, failed diplomacy, misplaced priorities and suspect motives, and hammers Bush for selling the invasion of Iraq as part of the War on Terror, when in fact Iraq had no WMD and posed no threat.

Mission Accomplished! Or How We Won the War in Iraq

Mission Accomplished! Or How We Won the War in Iraq
Author: Christopher Cerf
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2008-03-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 141657025X

Mission Accomplished! Or How We Won the War in Iraq is the definitive collection -- systematically categorized, indexed, and footnoted for your convenience -- of authoritative misinformation, disinformation, misunderstanding, miscalculation, egregious prognostication, boo-boos, and just plain lies, about the Iraq War. "Never before has such a large and diverse group of experts been so unanimously in favor of a particular national policy as they were in the case of the U.S. invasion of Iraq," note Christopher Cerf and Victor Navasky, who, as co-founders of the Institute of Expertology, the nation's leading purveyor of expertise on expertise, were uniquely qualified to assemble this impressive collection. "In the face of such a consensus, we had no choice but to ask ourselves, 'Could the iron law of expertology -- the experts are never right -- be wrong?'" At once an entertainment, a cautionary tale, a critique of mass media, a reference tool, and a postwar manifesto, Mission Accomplished! presents, as no book has before, the collective wisdom of all those who are presumed to know what they talking about on the subject of America's adventure in Iraq. As this hilarious, yet depressing, volume demonstrates, they don't. From MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed." -- President George W. Bush, May 1, 2003 "[Insurgents] pose no strategic threat to the United States or to the Coalition Forces." -- L. Paul Bremer III, Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, November 17, 2003 "Military action will not last more than a week." -- Bill O'Reilly, The O'Reilly Factor, January 23, 2003 "I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah." -- President George W. Bush, at a White House menorah lighting ceremony, December 10, 2001

Mission Accomplished!

Mission Accomplished!
Author:
Publisher: Simon Spotlight
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-08-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781534427389

Learn all about the PJ Masks’ favorite missions in this novelty board book that features pull tabs throughout and a wheel to turn on the cover! Are you ready to embark on a truly cool adventure with the PJ Masks? Test your knowledge and learn more about your favorite superheroes in this fun-filled, interactive book. Pull the tabs to reveal awesome details about the missions that take the PJ Masks into the night to save the day! PJ Masks © Frog Box / Entertainment One UK Limited / Walt Disney EMEA Productions Limited 2014

The Media and the War on Terrorism

The Media and the War on Terrorism
Author: Stephen Hess
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2003-07-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780815796039

These candid conversations capture the difficulties of reporting during crisis and war, particularly the tension between government and the press. The participants include distinguished journalists—American and foreign, print and broadcast—and prominent public officials, past and present. They illuminate the struggle to balance free speech and the right to know with the need to protect sensitive information in the national interest. As the Information Age collides with the War on Terrorism, that challenge becomes even more critical and daunting. "We are very careful in what we talk about publicly. We do not want to paint a picture for the bad guys. So we don't talk very much at all about what we're going to do going forward."—Victoria Clarke, Department of Defense "This was a war that was very different. It was conducted primarily by about 200 to 250 special forces soldiers on the ground. There were no reporters with those soldiers until after the fall of Kandahar, until the war was essentially over. There were no eyes and ears, and that's the way the Pentagon wants it."—John McWethy, ABC News "I covered Capitol Hill for a very long time and was always astounded by the nonpolitical motivation of a lot of people that are up there who really do want to make the world better, want to make the U.S. better. So don't come away believing that because there are political implications that there are always political motivations."—Candy Crowley, CNN "There is a feeling among the community, Muslim Americans, and also overseas that we might become the new enemy. But so far nobody knows whether it is just because of the war or if it's going to last."—Hafez Al-Mirazi, Al-Jazeera Cosponsored with the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Kennedy School, Harvard University.

Mission Accomplished

Mission Accomplished
Author: Muriel Engelman
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2008-08-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0595602088

A former World War II army nurse shares her extraordinary life stories visualized from her earliest childhood memories over eighty years ago, to the present. Muriel Engelman begins her fascinating narrative by detailing her journey through childhood during the Great Depression and then transitioning into her structured life as a student nurse. Caring for polio patients in a city hospital she becomes skilled in dealing with difficult patients. Upon graduation she was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and sailed with her hospital unit in late 1943 for England, serving there for six months. Her unit arrived in Normandy, France after D Day, followed the advancing army and eventually operated a 1,000 bed tent hospital in Liege, Belgium. Lighter off-duty moments balanced out the threat of capture and continuous buzz bombs, all while caring for wounded American soldiers. This is all described in excerpts from actual letters penned to her family often by the dim light of a kerosene lantern or flashlight, knowing as she wrote that survival was not a guaranteed possibility. Engelman shares vivid descriptions of the people, settings and memories in a timeless style that will transport anyone back to an era when the future of the world was uncertain, and the bravery of those who sacrificed everything to protect America was not forgotten.

Florence Young

Florence Young
Author: Janet Benge
Publisher: Christian Heroes: Then & Now
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781576583135

New Zealander Florence Young became a faithful witness to Jesus Christ in China during the deadly Boxer Rebellion and among the Solomon Islanders, who practiced cannibalism and revenge killings (1856-1940).

Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy

Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy
Author: Josef Steiff
Publisher: Open Court Publishing
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2008
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0812696433

"A collection of essays exploring philosophical, political, and cultural themes of the television show Battlestar Galactica"--Provided by publisher.

Missions Accomplished?

Missions Accomplished?
Author: Peter L. Hahn
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-12-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780195333381

Author Peter L. Hahn is the first to synthesize the entire complicated, power-driven relationship between the United States and Iraq over the last ninety years. This book takes a straightforward, chronological approach, emphasizing the formulation of U.S. policy toward Iraq in its political, strategic, and military dimensions. Hahn boldly identifies the key players in Washington and Baghdad, evaluating the successes of every policymaker and each mission in the history of the United States-Iraq relationship.

Every War Must End

Every War Must End
Author: Fred Charles Iklé
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780231136662

"Every War Must End" analyzes the many critical obstacles to ending a war -- an aspect of military strategy that is frequently and tragically overlooked. Ikli considers a variety of examples from twentieth-century history and examines specific strategies that effectively "won the peace." In the new preface, Ikli explains how U.S. political decisions and military strategy and tactics in Iraq have delayed, and indeed jeopardized, a successful end to hostilities.

Mission Accomplished

Mission Accomplished
Author: Paul Szoldra
Publisher:
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2017-03-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781520750408

After five years and more than 2,000 articles published to the web, Duffel Blog is releasing its first book. "Mission Accomplished" is a collection of the 100 best articles ever published by Duffel Blog, hand-selected by the site's editor-in-chief and contributors from every military service branch.Fans of Duffel Blog will enjoy some of the most popular and timeless satirical articles written for the military and veteran community, while also getting a behind-the-scenes look into the writing process, and real-world consequences of some articles. That includes the inside story of Duffel Blog being called by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, how current-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis learned of Duffel Blog and became a fan, and much more.Includes a Foreword written by Maximilian Uriarte, New York Times-bestselling author and creator of "Terminal Lance."