Hunting who? Saddam and his sons., March 15, 2004
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Reviewer:
Seth Frantzman from Tucson, AZ United States
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This is a good book but it has several small flaws. First of
all the title is slightly misleading. This book is more then just
the hunt for 'the bearded menace' Saddam.
This book is really a chronicle of intelligence gathering prior
to the war and then the subsequent hunt to catch Saddam's circle.
This circle included Saddam's sons and in fact the greatest achievement
of the American forces was killing his barbarous children.
The reality is that Saddam was not found as much by American
expertise but rather by local lip wagging. So this books title
is slightly misleading but the story is a must read.
Mostly this book explains that the Iraq war was in many ways
a personal war, waged against one man and his inner circle, unlike
most wars in the past which have been waged against entire nations.
One item not explained in this text is why Saddam Hussein was
found which a giant canned ham just ten feet away. In a country
like post-war Iraq it must have been hard to find canned ham.
So where did Saddam find such an item?
A true perplexing mystery, but nevertheless this is a wonderful
quick, action-packed read. Seth J. Frantzman
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