The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America's Military
by Dana Priest · 2003
Buy on Amazon"Walk with America's generals, grunts, and Green Berets through the maze of unconventional wars and unsettled peace.". "Four-star generals who lead the military during wartime reign like preconsuls abroad in peacetime. Secretive Green Berets trained to hunt down terrorists and wage guerrilla wars are assigned to seduce ruthless authoritarian regimes. Teenage soldiers schooled to seize airstrips instead play detective and social worker in a gung-ho but ill-fated attempt to rebuild a nation after the fighting stops.". "The Mission is a boots-on-the-ground account of America's growing dependence on the military to manage world affairs. It describes a clash of culture and purpose through the eyes of soldiers and officers themselves.…