Bryan's review
Against All Enemies
by Richard Clarke
Bryan's review
Against All Enemies by Richard Clarke
Bryan's review
rating:
This book is similar in its presentation to another I read by another National Security Council staffer, David Rothkopf, entitled "Running the World."
I purposely chose to avoid reading this book for quite a time after it came out, as I generally dislike the "timely" political non-fiction. I find that the basic premise is:
I was right. Nobody listened to me. The government operated best when I was at the zenith of power during my career. It was bad before I got to this point and has fallen apart since I was there.
Both of these books more or less followed the same script.
Having said that, Richard Clarke is an incredibly interesting bureaucrat and our government is fortunate to have had employed him. The government is also worse off for having disenfranchised him and others like him. I would love to have dinner with the man over a good bottle of wine or two to hear the stories that he couldn't write.
One final bit of criticism has more to do wit...more
I purposely chose to avoid reading this book for quite a time after it came out, as I generally dislike the "timely" political non-fiction. I find that the basic premise is:
I was right. Nobody listened to me. The government operated best when I was at the zenith of power during my career. It was bad before I got to this point and has fallen apart since I was there.
Both of these books more or less followed the same script.
Having said that, Richard Clarke is an incredibly interesting bureaucrat and our government is fortunate to have had employed him. The government is also worse off for having disenfranchised him and others like him. I would love to have dinner with the man over a good bottle of wine or two to hear the stories that he couldn't write.
One final bit of criticism has more to do wit...more