America's Secret War
Inside the Hidden Worldwide Struggle Between the United States and Its Enemies

I recently finished reading the book, "America's Secret War: Inside the Hidden Worldwide Struggle Between the United States and Its Enemies" by George Friedman. This is a non-fiction book about how George Friedman, founder and chairman of Straftor Forecasting, talks about how many of The United Stat......more

Highly recommended for any who are interested in the backstory to the current American engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan. Before anyone makes a comment on those wars in general conversation, this should be required reading. Friedman summarizes many complicated issues succinctly and seems to have a......more

The CIA has been involved in operations against America's enemies since the Cold War with Russia. After the the downgrade in human intelligence sources, the CIA has used the Islamic religion to counter the Russians in the Middle East often training and arming these fighters. When the war against ter......more

This book was written in 2004. It offers a full perspective on the United States' and its major ally Saudi Arabia's setting up and assisting the islamic fighting forces in afghanistan, and later on facing the repercussions and the overt and covert operations to counter-fighting these elements a deca......more

I enjoyed this book a lot, partly because it appears very non-partisan in its analysis and exposition of the issues and events in the Middle East. It provides a very nuanced look at the players, their strategies, their successes and failures in the struggle for control during a very turbulent time.......more