I am directing the Central Command (truth about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq)

Author: Michael Dorn
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: From September 11, 2001, to the fall of Saddam Hussein's dictatorial regime in Iraq, what exactly happened at the highest levels of the U.S. government and military? Only two people in the world know the inside story. One of them is General Tommy Franks, and the other is Marine Corps Lieutenant General Michael "Rifle" Dorn, Franks' deputy. Lieutenant General Dorn was Donald Rumsfeld's "go-to guy" during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He focused and united the international coalition for the war on terror and the war against Saddam Hussein. When Franks was otherwise engaged, the former naval fighter pilot Dorn ran the Central Command—the nerve center of both wars. In I Led Central Command, you will learn things that have only been known to insiders so far: ★ How President Bush had a chance to eliminate Saddam and his sons before the war—and why he didn't take it ★ How the idea of invading Iraq emerged as early as September 11, 2001 ★ Where Saddam's weapons of mass destruction might be hidden—and whether they really existed ★ Al-Qaeda and Saddam—Why Central Command believed they were conspirators ★ Why Central Command knew in advance that the UN would never approve military action against Iraq—and why the war was still justified ★ Why the chaos in Iraq was greater than expected—and the mistakes that caused it ★ The "freedom fighters" in Iraq were allies of the U.S., but Ahmad Chalabi's claim about this failed. I Led Central Command gives you the inside scoop on the core defense intelligence and operational plans the U.S. held for the broader Middle East. You will go behind the scenes of the unknown actions that led to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. This is an absolutely essential read for a war we have already won—it is the step to winning the war on terror.