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You cannot win a war if you do not fight, and you cannot win a peace through inattention. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Just finished watching Ralph Peters on Fox news., May 29 2004

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I've read quite a bit of Ralph Peters, and I've seen him interviewed several times on TV. What he has to say isn't pretty. I saw a former CIA agent interviewed on TV the other night. He said we will not see the end to this conflict with terrorism in our lifetime, meaning people in their 40s and 50s. People like Jozsef Kele, in his "review" below, who live in a world of fuzzy wuzzy fantasy, don't want to come to terms with the dangerous world we live in. Many cowards hide behind the cloak of "conscientious objector."
Why some people in this country can't see the connection between Syria, North Korea, and probably Iran, is beyond all understanding. I guess they don't see it because they don't want to see it. I suppose that was the problem with Neville "Peace in our time" Chamberlain, who negotiated us into WWII. Do these people not understand that the socialist country of France was Iraq's biggest trading partner, and Russia is Iraq's biggest creditor? Who needs Iraq oil the most, France or the U.S. Why is Russia Iraq's biggest creditor? Why did Sadaam invade Kuwait? Did they do all this just to make us invade them. Wake up, all you people like Josef Kele. We have a war on our hands, and it just may be the worst war in world history. It will take a dedicated war plan, as Col. Peters says. And it won't be pretty. So Mr. Kele, just sit back and let the soldiers that hold the flag, and die for the flag, and whose casket is covered by the flag, do all your dirty work for you, then you can enjoy the fruits of their labor.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Steel On Target, April 13 2004

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You know a man's qualities by his enemies. I note that the negative reviews of this book are just leftie rants--and I can't believe any of the detractors actually read it. Frankly, I'm not sure you can classify Peters as liberal or conservative. But I'd class him as one great American.
This book is right on target, based upon my own experience. No bull, no blather, no boredom. Straight talk about the difficult world in which we find ourselves.
There's a lot of great, thought-provoking stuff in this book--my own favorite section is a brilliant reinterpretation of the strategic environment, but the pieces on Operation Iraqi Freedom are super--all through the war, he called it right. And I believe he's calling the future right, as well.
Read it and decide for yourself. Great work for America!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best analysis of the war on terror to date, Feb 25 2004

By	Martin N. Stanton (Valrico, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ralph Peters is probably the most insightful strategic thinker in the United States today. His collection of essays "Beyond Baghdad" should be required reading for every decision maker in government or the military. I can attest from personal participation in both Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM that his observations are accurate and illuminating. The state of affairs he describes in Baghdad and Iraq in general is much closer to the truth than anything you will see in the mainstream media. If you read only one book about the current war in Iraq. Read "Beyond Baghdad"

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4.0 out of 5 stars Start with Fighting for the Future first
Peter's writes another outstanding work which continues to expand upon the ideas presented in his previous works(Fighting for the Future and Beyond Terror). Read more

Published on Feb 21 2004 by E. Field

1.0 out of 5 stars Ralph Peters: a true ''patriot''
I love how the truth of reality is scewed by quaint terminology like "national security". Lets call "national security" what it really is - offensive warfare,... Read more

Published on Feb 19 2004 by Jozsef Kele

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Review of Strategic Issues
Ralph Peters is the best American commentator on what does and does not work internationally for the United States. He is both brutally honest and intellectually secure. Read more

Published on Feb 4 2004 by LTC, USA (ret) Robert Adolph

1.0 out of 5 stars Simplistic, Jingoistic, and Antagonistic
If you believe in the USA uber alles, by all means read this book because Peters will confirm your worst fears about a multilateral foreign policy. Read more

Published on Jan 8 2004