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100			_aRashid Ahmed
245			_aDescent into chaos : The U.S. and the disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia
260			_aNew York _bPenguin Books _c2009
300			_a498P
365			_b Rs. 6,122
505			_aSummary: Ahmed Rashid is the voice of reason amid the chaos of Central Asia today. His unique knowledge of this complex, war-torn region gives him a panoramic vision and grasp of nuance that no Western writer can emulate. In Descent Into Chaos, Rashid reviews the regional conditions since 9/11 and the catastrophic aftermath of America s failed war on terror. The underlying theme is clear, devastating and deeply critical of current U.S. foreign policy. Iraq is essentially a sideshow. Pakistan and Afghanistan are where the war really began. Pakistan remains the crucial resource and key player, and Afghanistan is where the fight against Islamic insurgency is eventually going to be played out. Rashid also brings into clear focus the regional issues of Central Asia that few in our country seem to understand and yet are having a crucial impact on our own security and conduct. Seven years after 9/11, despite the thousands of lives and billions of dollars that have been spent in the region, it is in chaos. Pakistan, unstable and armed with nuclear weapons, has become terrorism central. The Taliban is resurging and reconquering land, and al Qaeda is stronger than ever. And at the heart of these calamities is the United States refusal to accept its responsibility for statecraft and nation building and its utter failure to understand the region. Rashid s blistering critique of American policy is also a warning and an impassioned call to correct our failed strategies. There is no more urgent global task."
650			_a1. Afghanistan - Politics & Government - 2001 - 19882. South Asia - Relations - U S A
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