![]() ![]() ![]() These contractors, writes Maddow, typify the way in which the bonds that used to unite the military to the rest of society have been systematically severed, weakening political discussion and control. The author shows how Bill Clinton used contractors extensively in Bosnia to avoid political fallout. American forces are now accompanied by an equal or greater number of private contractors who perform functions that used to be reserved to the military, without either accountability or military control. Cheney, writes Maddow, had been nursing these ideas since his days as chief of staff to President Gerald Ford, and he elaborated on them in his minority report on congressional investigation into the Iran-Contra affair. The author holds Dick Cheney, to whom the book is dedicated (“ Oh please let me interview you”), responsible for much that has gone wrong, associating the former vice president with the presidential prerogative of war-making powers. In her hard-hitting debut, popular MSNBC host Maddow examines how the country has lost control of its national-security policy. ![]()
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