Title: If your looking for comprehensive knowledge, don't stop here.
Review: Friedman attempts to describe the history of American involvement in Afghanistan, and the eventual creation of Al-Queda, as if its a simple slice of pie. He tends to gloss over very intricate and cumbersome episodes of that period as if there is nothing else worth mentioning. If you can keep an objective mind-frame while reading this, it may serve as a good springboard into the topic, but ultimately there is much left unsaid and much more to be understood. The history of American involvement in Afghanistan is covered in less than 20 pages in the first chapter. No references. No footnotes. Just a glossy summary. For a much more comprehensive look, I would suggest Steve Coll's "Ghost Wars". After reading that, you won't be able to help yourself from shaking your head at this attempt. Real cables, real interviews, real depth.
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