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The Dogs Are Eating Them Now: Our War In Afghanistan (2013)

by Graeme Smith(Favorite Author)

4.18 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0307397807 (ISBN13: 9780307397805)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Knopf Canada

review 1: War in the west over the last 100 years has been total war over ideology and nationalism and as such we have had difficulty recognizing wars fought differently. Smith chronicles our experience in asymentrical warfare in a land where war can at times have short-term goals. Western naivete is fully demonstrated by Smith as Afghans fight (or not) for tribal and short term economic gain ignoring the wide-sweeping generalizations and statements of the western military. Hopefully, once western leaders become more aware of how incompetent and easily manipulated we can be when confronted by small local wars we might stop getting involved. Therein lies the brilliance and utility of Graeme Smith's book, not to mention his clear eyed view of the war(s).
review 2: It was a... more great read which covered actions during the Afghan war that wasn't reported in mainstream media. It gave a very thorough insight into the behind the scenes news of the war. Graeme went into the motivations of the Afghans who fought against NATO troops and didn't hide the bad news which the government did during the war. A very powerful read and something worth recommending to anyone who followed the war and is interested in Canadian politics and contemporary issues. less

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