Book Review

Just finished reading "The Forever War" by Dexter Filkins. Filkins, a reporter for the New York Times, covers Afghanistan and Iraq. He exposes the cultural misunderstandings and delusions that got us into the mess we're in now. In Afghanistan, the people know of no way of life other than war. They change loyalties with the wind. In Iraq, the Sunni, Shia and Kurds hate each other and the only people they hate more are us. Saddam was a bastard, but he was their bastard. They resent us for our presence and they resent us for our interference in their tribal conflicts. He poignantly describes the kids we have sent into these hellholes and their struggle to cope. Afghanis, Iraqis and Americans die - and nothing is resolved. The most brutal, honest and heart-breaking account of the "War on Terror" written thus far.