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Lt. General Mike DeLong, deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, was second only to General Tommy Franks in conducting the war on terror. From his vantage point at the center of discussions between President Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, and Tommy Franks, General DeLong offers the frankest and most authoritative look yet inside the wars--how we prepared for battle, how we fought, how we toppled two regimes--and what's happening now on these two crucial fronts. DeLong made a significant retort of those critical of having a more streamlined, technological force in a recent New York Times op ed and on CNN. This book builds on his argument: in war, expect the unexpected. Mistakes will be made, and no amount of war-gaming can create instant harmony and peace in a region that has never known it.
Synopsis
Lt. General Mike DeLong, deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, was second only to General Tommy Franks in conducting the war on terror.
From his vantage point at the center of discussions between President Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, and Tommy Franks, General DeLong offers the frankest and most authoritative look yet inside the wars--how we prepared for battle, how we fought, how we toppled two regimes--and what is happening now on these two crucial fronts.
His eye-opening account provides a much-needed insider's view of what's gone right, what's gone wrong, and what we need to do to succeed in this ever more perilous enterprise.
This is a paperback edition of Inside Centcom (ISBN 0895260204) published by Regnery Publishing.
Synopsis
The frankest, most authoritative look yet inside the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq—how we prepared, how we fought—and what's happening now on these two fronts.
About the Author
Michael DeLong is former deputy commander in chief of United States Central Command. Now retired from the Marine Corps as a lieutenant general, he is an executive VP of the Shaw Group Inc and a board member of Sykes Enterprises. General DeLong lives in the Tampa Bay area.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Introduction by General Tony Zinni xi
Author’s Note xiii
Prologue xv
CHAPTER ONE Welcome to CentCom 1
CHAPTER TWO September 11 17
CHAPTER THREE The War in Afghanistan 37
CHAPTER FOUR Building to H-Hour 63
CHAPTER FIVE Iraq 97
CHAPTER SIX Iraq: The Aftermath 123
Appendix A: Statement by General Tommy Franks before the House Armed Services Committee 141
Appendix B: Maps 157
Appendix C: The National Security Strategy of the United States ???
Appendix D: The National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction ???
Appendix E: Op-Ed Columns ???
Acknowledgments 209
About the Authors 211
Index 213