A Better Country: Why America Was Right To Confront Iraq

The Right Truth Book Club is now reading "A Better Country:  Why America Was Right To Confront Iraq", by Arthur Borden.  Buy your copy, read along with us, and we will post our review at the end of September.

NEW BOOK DEFENDS AMERICA’S

DUTY TO CONFRONT IRAQ

 

Expert Legal Mind and Veteran Writes

Authoritative Exposition of Iraq War

 

Lanham, MD – August 17, 2008 – In the midst of a war that has cost the lives of more than 4,000 U.S. soldiers and $524 billion, many Americans wonder how Saddam Hussein’s regime could have posed a threat warranting such sacrifice.  As author Arthur Borden explains in his compelling new book, A Better Country: Why America was Right to Confront Iraq released today by Hamilton Books, the current five-year war can only be understood within the context of the last 30 years of U.S. policy in the Middle East.

 

In this superb historical chronicle, Borden a graduate of Yale University and Columbia Law School guides readers through the historical events leading up to the 2003 invasion, focusing on the emotionally charged public debate while also navigating the politics, opposition, and responsibility of the U. S. to address the Iraqi regime.  A Better Country reminds us that, stretching back to the presidency of Jimmy Carter and before, there had been a broad consensus over the touchstone issues of Iraq, the Middle East, and the unmentionable reality of oil – until political argument became degraded by charges of betrayal and wholesale deception.

 

“A Better Country is concise and compelling.  It sets the record straight on the threat of Saddam’s regime and on the U.S. decision to invade Iraq.  It cuts through the confusions of the war debate, and it will help to overcome the deep and disabling divisions in America’s civic life.  This is essential reading for policy analysts, politicians, and the general public – indeed for all of us who want to restore the integrity of American politics.”  – Herb London, Hudson Institute

 

After serving in World War II, Borden entered Columbia Law School in preparation for a career in government.  He later wrote the industry classic Going Private, which has been in print for 30 years, but his success in private industry never detracted from his involvement in politics, a strong civic responsibility he learned at an early age.  Drawing from his many years of professional experience and research, Borden clears the air on why America is at war in the Middle East and how our efforts there are vital to our country.

 

With a razor-sharp legal mind, he presents the testimony of presidents, congressman, senators, and other foreign policy architects on both sides of the political spectrum, who for the last several decades acknowledged that a secure Persian Gulf region is crucial to American survival.

 

A Better Country: Why America was Right to Confront Iraq is an illuminating analysis of the Iraq war and brings a fresh and timely perspective to the current public discourse.  Borden writes, “As the 2008 election approaches, Americans have a civic duty to reassess the war in Iraq.”  It is a must read for every American citizen who wants to make informed decisions and desires to know the facts behind how we arrived where we are today.

 

Release Date: August 2008

Publisher: Hamilton Books

Price: $19.95 Paperback

ISBN-10: 0761841067

ISBN-13: 978-0761841067

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Comments

[Angel]

thanks for the recommendation Deb!:)

[Skunkfeathers]

The book is now on my "to get and read" list!

[Katie]

Whether or not it was the right decision is not important. The decision was made and it is up to us to do the job until it is done.

[Layla]

Great post Debbie and so right on the mark! Thanks!