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Here is an intimate view of bill clinton discharging his duties as president over a two year period. Timothy lynch is assistant director of the cato institute s. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Lyndon johnson, robert mcnamara, the joint chiefs of staff, and the lies that led to vietnam is a 1997 book written by h. President clintons record is, in a word, deplorable. Dereliction of duty eyewitness account of how bill. In his book, dereliction of duty, published in 1997, mcmaster explains how a culture of deceit and deference, of divided and misguided loyalties, of policy overrun by politics, resulted in. Eyewitness account of how bill clinton compromised americas national security new ed by patterson, robert isbn. This is certainly not the first anticlinton book, but it is different in that patterson does not seem to have a political ax to grind.
So it is appropriate to take, as this columns theme, the title of mcmasters book on the vietnam war, dereliction of duty. The eyewitness account of how bill clinton endangered americas longterm national security, authored by robert patterson, discusses how president clinton neglected to lead the country with responsibility and honor in the opinion of colonel patterson, who served as a military aide to president clinton. No man is a hero to his valetor his personal military aide, to judge by this memoir of the clinton white house by a retired air force colonel who carried clintonsnuclear football and had. The eyewitness account of how bill clinton compromised americas national security regnery publishing inc. Dereliction of duty is the book every american concerned about our national security has been waiting for written by a military man who was an eyewitness inside the clinton white house, and who can no longer in good conscience keep silent. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dereliction of duty. Dereliction of duty leaves little doubt about the cost of clintons betrayal. Buy a cheap copy of dereliction of duty book by robert patterson. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If everything patterson relates is factual, clinton, really did neglect his duty as commanderinchief.
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Dereliction of duty is the book every american concerned about our national security has been waiting forwritten by a military man who was an eyewitness inside the clinton white house, and who can no longer in good conscience keep silent. Dereliction of duty is the inside story of the damage bill clinton did to the u. Dereliction of duty is the book every american concerned about our national security has been waiting forwritten by a military man who. The eyewitness account of how president bill clinton endangered americas longterm national security. The constitutional record of president clinton march 31, 1997 tim lynch. Dereliction of duty is a stunning analysis of how and why the united states became involved in an allout and disastrous war in southeast asia. It gives a true insight to who the clintons really are and how they have hurt american interests here and abroad. Here is the ultimate insiders account from the highest and most sensitive levels of the clinton administration, revealing how the irresponsible use of power can lead to a terrible price paid by all americans. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Air force lieutenant colonel robert buzz patterson was a military aide to president clinton from may 1996. Some of the authors books have appeared on the new york times. Dereliction of duty is a specific offense under united states code title 10, section 892, article 92 and applies to all branches of the us military. Its main thesis was that during the vietnam war the joint chiefs of staff became politicized, deferring to senior civilian officials in the johnson administration who crafted the policy of graduated pressure on north vietnam. Colonel robert patterson who served as a military aide to president clinton for two years.
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