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The Forty Years War: The Rise and Fall of the Neocons, from Nixon to Obama by Len Colodny & Tom Shachtman

A sweeping and detailed view of the neoconservative movement in American politics is contained in The Forty Years War. Colodny & Shachtman trace the movement to German expatriate and Pentagon official, Fritz Kramer who taught his devotees, including Kissinger, Haig, and Rumsfeld, that the right path for America was military prowess.
The Neocons battle for power and influence, sometimes from behind the scenes and often right in the oval office itself, just might change your view of who really holds the reigns of our government and ultimately, the destiny of America.
While I didn’t consider myself a political neophyte prior to reading this, it did teach me that there is a lot more that I need to learn to become a fully informed voter. You are seldom voting for one candidate, you are voting for the people behind the candidate.
The Forty Years War: The Rise and Fall of the Neocons, from Nixon to Obama by Len Colodny & Tom Shachtman