A Jappanese pilot slams a passenger jet into the capital building killing the president along with much of congress and the supreme court.  Two low lifes plot to assasinate the president by default (Jack Ryan).  Another man who believes he should be president tries to dig up dirt on Jack Ryan and bring him down.  A powerful alliance called the UIR (United Islamic Republic) is formed.  The UIR then attacks the US by introducing a deadly strain of the ebola virus into the population and plot's to assasinate the president and to kidnap his daughter.  Meanwhile, India and China's navy and Air Force is acting
suspiciously.  These are exciting plots and I'll add that the one involving the ebola virus was down right disturbing.  Unfortuantely, not all of these plots and issues were fully resolved, at least not to my satisfaction.  Since this is  largely a political thriller, I think the author could have gone into some of the economic ramifications of what happens.
Tom Clancy writes well and seems to have a heavy interest in military weaponry and tactics but is not very culturally literate and hence makes mistakes and appears awkward when writing about non-americans and non-Christians.  A Muslim
(regardless of sect) can never pray for a dead or dying person of another faith to go to heaven.  Most people who read the part of the book where a Muslim doctor is praying for a Catholic nun would not think anything of it.  This appears not only stupid to us Muslims, but contrary to our belief.  Another thing which occurs throughout the book is the use of anglicized foreign names (particularly with Muslim names).  It seems as though
the names are simply phony (as if anything which looks good was just slapped on the page) and therefore takes away from some of the realism and drama of the story.  The people in the story who are supposed to be foreigners (Indian, Iranian, Chinese, etc.) just don't seem convincing to me.  It always seemed like he was
writing from an American's frame of reference.  Iranians may not like Arabs but they would never call the Saudis "goatherds".  I don't know where the term "goatherd" came from, but Iranians and Arabs equally find it offensive.  Also, using the pejorative term "raghead" doesn't add anything to the entertainment value of the story.
One other thing about the book which annoyed me were the hackneyed references to going to the bathroom.  A few were ok but after a while, I saw them coming.  One would think that he would be more creative than that.
If you wish to read a thriller writer who can cut across different nationalities with ease and sound convincing and balanced; read some of Frederick Forsyth's books.
A Jappanese pilot slams a passenger jet into the capital building killing the president along with much of congress and the supreme court. Two low lifes plot to assasinate the president by default (Jack Ryan). Another man who believes he should be president tries to dig up dirt on Jack Ryan and bring him down. A powerful alliance called the UIR (United Islamic Republic) is formed. The UIR then attacks the US by introducing a deadly strain of the ebola virus into the population and plot's to assasinate the president and to kidnap his daughter. Meanwhile, India and China's navy and Air Force is acting
suspiciously. These are exciting plots and I'll add that the one involving the ebola virus was down right disturbing. Unfortuantely, not all of these plots and issues were fully resolved, at least not to my satisfaction. Since this is  largely a political thriller, I think the author could have gone into some of the economic ramifications of what happens. Tom Clancy writes well and seems to have a heavy interest in military weaponry and tactics but is not very culturally literate and hence makes mistakes and appears awkward when writing about non-americans and non-Christians. A Muslim
(regardless of sect) can never pray for a dead or dying person of another faith to go to heaven. Most people who read the part of the book where a Muslim doctor is praying for a Catholic nun would not think anything of it. This appears not only stupid to us Muslims, but contrary to our belief. Another thing which occurs throughout the book is the use of anglicized foreign names (particularly with Muslim names). It seems as though
the names are simply phony (as if anything which looks good was just slapped on the page) and therefore takes away from some of the realism and drama of the story. The people in the story who are supposed to be foreigners (Indian, Iranian, Chinese, etc. ) just don't seem convincing to me. It always seemed like he was
writing from an American's frame of reference. Iranians may not like Arabs but they would never call the Saudis "goatherds". I don't know where the term "goatherd" came from, but Iranians and Arabs equally find it offensive. Also, using the pejorative term "raghead" doesn't add anything to the entertainment value of the story. One other thing about the book which annoyed me were the hackneyed references to going to the bathroom. A few were ok but after a while, I saw them coming. One would think that he would be more creative than that. If you wish to read a thriller writer who can cut across different nationalities with ease and sound convincing and balanced; read some of Frederick Forsyth's books.