Title: Not Entirely Objective but Very Informative and Entertaining
Review: It's true that there are some areas where the author is not entirely objective, the main characters are revealed to have flaws, but many of the other characters are viewed in fairly one dimensional terms, and there are important omissions. Zia Ul Haq deserves a bit more investigation as to who is right, is he a hero or a ruthless dictator? In fairness Crile does leave it ambiguous with the understanding that there are views both ways, but given how central this figure is to Wilson and the war, it feels like we should know a bit more. That being said, its such a phenomenal look inside the workings of the congress and appropriations comittees and CIA, and the fact that it was so massively entertaining, I can't help but give it 4.5 stars (rounded to 5 for Amazon).BTW, it's not listed elsewhere but the unabridged CD is 17 discs long and about 20 hours.
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