Title: Revisionist Claptrap
Review: If you're looking for a book that fully and impartially chronicles the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan, look elsewhere. "Charlie Wilson's War" is nothing more than an attempt by a liberal journalist to concoct some positive role in America's Cold War victory for the Democratic Party. The author scracely mentions Ronald Reagan's name at all and each use of the word "conservative" is preceded by "ultra", "arch" or "extreme." There is a whole chapter devoted to "Right Wing Crazies." Afghanistan seems to have defeated the Soviets despite the Reagan administration who just coincidentally happened to occupy the White House at the time of the Soviet collapse. Sure. Maybe 10 years from now this guy will author a book about how the War on Terrorism was actually won by Tom Daschle and Ted Kennedy despite the meddling of George W. Bush and his band of wacky archconservative right wing crazies. Where's Charlie Wilson when you need him, huh?
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