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Descent Into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia (Paperback)

By: Ahmed Rashid (Author)

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"Rashid is particularly perceptive in his examination of the causes of terrorism in the region, and the way that the Bush administration sought to silence real scrutiny of what was actually causing so many people in South and Central Asia violently to resist American influence."

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This devastating look at how the "nation-building" efforts of the UN and the United States have helped foster an environment of oppression and terror in Pakistan and Afghanistan unveils the profound flaws at the heart of America’s presence in the Middle East at the beginning of the 21st century. Ahmed Rashid’s analysis of the situation is frightening—a resurgent Al Qaeda reaping funds from a thriving global heroin market and an extremist Pakistani government with access to nuclear weapons, with the United States floundering in its efforts to create an Iraqi government from scratch. Surprisingly, after his withering and insightful assessment of the situation, Rashid calls for the United States to focus more military attention on these regions in order to quell the unrest.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West.
Ahmed Rashid is aPakistanas best and bravest reportera (Christopher Hitchens). His unique knowledge of this vast and complex region allows him a panoramic vision and nuance that no Western writer can emulate.
His book Taliban first introduced American readers to the brutal regime that hijacked Afghanistan and harbored the terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Now, Rashid examines the region and the corridors of power in Washington and Europe to see how the promised nation building in these countries has pro-gressed. His conclusions are devastating: An unstable and nuclear-armed Pakistan, a renewed ala Qaeda profiting from a booming opium trade, and a Taliban resurgence and reconquest. While Iraq continues to attract most of American media and military might, Rashid argues that Pakistan and Afghanistan are where the conflict will finally be played out and that these failing states pose a graver threat to global security than the Middle East.
Benazir Bhuttoas assassination and the crisis in Pakistan are only the beginning. Rashid assesses what her death means for the region and the future. Rashid has unparalleled access to the figures in this global drama, and provides up-to-the-minute analysis better than anyone else. "Descent Into Chaos" will do for Central Asia what Thomas Rickas "Fiasco" did for Iraq a offer a blistering critique of the Bush administration and an impassioned call to correct our failed strategy in the region.

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