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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Read this book, and learn about the UN and Clinton, July 19 2004

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Shogun Len "tokieyasu" (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Emergency Sex And Other Desperate Measures: A True Story From Hell (Hardcover)

I read a lot of press about this book before it came out. How the UN was not to thrilled about it. But the UN isn't the only one who should have been upset, Bill Clinton and his foreign policy team should have been worried as well. This book is a ground up look at the result of UN and Clinton era foreign policy decisions and mistakes.

The book is about three people trying to do the right thing. A lawyer who decides not to become another shark but lends his skills to monitor elections, a doctor who tries to help people who really need help, and a young woman who gave up the easy life to give back. I really felt for the three authors and am glad they tried to make positive contributions.

Much has been said about the parties, sex, and drug use talked about by the authors while on their UN missions. This is interesting stuff and interesting to read. But again, this is small stuff compared to the books overall and first hand look at the results of Clinton policy and UN policy weakness.

Anyone who favors an increased role of the UN in American foreign policy decisions needs to read this book.

I highly recommend this book

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Never made it to Mogadishu but always wanted to go?, Jun 30 2004

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This review is from: Emergency Sex And Other Desperate Measures: A True Story From Hell (Hardcover)

This book is a gripping read--an alternately fun and horrifying, sexy and perverse look at what it means to be a UN Peacekeeper. If you're someone who is intrigued by war zones but self-protecting enough to keep yourself out of them, these three authors take you there. The story is one giant adventure, related with mirth, honesty, and a healthy dose of humility. I love the authors for not foisting a political agenda, for being honest about their missteps, their passions, and the persistent question of whether it's redemptive or even worthwhile to stick three fingers in the dyke of global poverty and oppression. I found it more illuminating--and far more engaging--than any policy-oriented or historical rendering of the conflicts in Cambodia, Haiti, Somalia and Bosnia.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping!, July 13 2004

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Brendan Vaughn "dependent on trance" (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Emergency Sex And Other Desperate Measures: A True Story From Hell (Hardcover)

I'm typically the guy who gets half or two-thirds of the way through a book and then forgets about it.

This one, I was done with in two days. It's tough not to put it down. The stories make you feel like you lived through the slaughters they witnessed.

Granted, these folks aren't authors, so the flow seems more conversational than illustrative; however, their words make you read page after page!

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