Michael Rose (4) (1940–)

A bold book that compares the american revolution to the current war in Iraq. The point is that using the same logic our government is using to label Iraqi fighters as "insurgents" and "terrorists" we can come to the conclusion that our nation was founded by "Insurgents" and "Terrorists". The paralell quotes from George Bush and King George are shocking in their similarities. The concepts presented in this book are obvious but I was still impressed by how effectively it blew the lid off of show more the bush administration smear campaign that labels anyone who resists american occupation an "enemy combatant" thus depriving them of rights under international law. You come to see that if george washington were currently fighting the war that he fought back then against us, hypothetically, he would probably end up hooded and tortured in quantanamo bay with the rest of the "terrorsist, insurgent, enemy combatants". This situation is by far one of the most ridiculous and sickeningly unjust in the history of warfare. Thank you to the author for being brave enough to draw this paralell and be uncompromising in his analysis. Read it! show less

Excellent exposition of a war that was little understood by those not involved.