
Peace Kills
America's Fun New Imperialism
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Narrated by:
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Dick Hill
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By:
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P. J. O'Rourke
Although he has written about foreigners and foreign affairs for years, P. J. O'Rourke has, like most Americans, never really thought about foreign policy.
Just as a dog owner doesn't have a "dog policy," says P.J., "we feed foreigners, take care of them, give them treats, and when absolutely necessary, whack them with a rolled up newspaper."
But in Peace Kills, P. J. finally sets out to make sense of America's "Great Game" (no, not the slot machines in Vegas). He visits countries on the brink of conflict, in the grips of it, and still reeling from it, starting with Kosovo, where he discovers that "Whenever there's injustice, oppression, and suffering, America will show up six months late and bomb the country next to where it's happening."
From there, it's on to Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq, where P. J. witnesses both the start and finish of hostilities.
P. J. also examines the effect of war and peace on the home front - from the absurd hassles of airport security to the hideous specter of anthrax (luckily the only threats in his mail are from credit-card companies).
Peace Kills is P. J. O'Rourke at his most incisive and relevant - an eye-opening look at a world much changed since he declared in his number-one national best seller Give War a Chance that the most troubling aspect of war is sometimes peace itself.
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The audio is excellent quality and the narrator has an excellent understanding at the delivery the author was shooting for in the printed version.
Be sure to listen to the postscript- chapter 10. It is truly a moving and inspiring piece of literature and a fine tribute to all our military.
An Excellent Cynical Romp around modern warfare
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Poor audio quality
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not as good as his others
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