New Glory: Expanding America's Global Supremacy Ralph Peters
Since World War II, Americans have been the world?s true revolutionaries, expanding the frontiers of human liberty by fighting and winning the cold war. But now that we?re fighting the much more complicated war on terror, many observers wonder ...
Sentinel
August 2005
304 pages ISBN: 1595230114 Hardcover Add to Wish List
Since World War II, Americans have been the world’s true
revolutionaries, expanding the frontiers of human liberty
by fighting and winning the cold war. But now that we’re
fighting the much more complicated war on terror, many
observers wonder if our glory days are behind us.
Ralph Peters, a controversial strategist and respected
expert on military and intelligence issues, argues that the
United States is actually poised for even greater success
in the twenty-first century—if our leaders make the right
decisions about the opportunities and dangers we face
today. In New Glory, he offers a strategic tour of the
globe’s hot spots and how we should respond to the
challenges they pose.
Peters criticizes the Bush administration for over-relying
on high technology and defense contractors in the Iraq war
and for not committing enough troops and being too afraid
of casualties to do the job properly. He also offers a
sharp analysis of what’s wrong with our intelligence system
and why the changes proposed by the 9/11 Commission aren’t
enough.
He then takes readers far beyond Iraq and the Middle East
on a lively tour of other regions—including Latin America,
Africa, and deeply troubled Europe—that rarely get serious
attention in the media.
Drawing on his twenty-five years of experience in more than
sixty countries, Peters shatters the dogmas of both left
and right in this manifesto for a much more assertive and
visionary U.S. foreign policy.
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