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On the Hunt
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On the Hunt

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So says Fox News military analyst Colonel David Hunt in a book that cuts like a buzz saw through the half-measures and half-truths, the dangerous timidity, and the outright stupidity thatif left uncheckedwill lead America to lose the War on Terror.

In the hard-hitting On the Hunt, Colonel Hunt draws on his twenty-nine years of active military service and his high-level military and intelligence contacts to give an inside perspective on this global struggle, setting him far apart from the usual pundits and talking heads. Here he presents fifty pages of previously unpublished documents that reveal the chillingly detailed plans of the terrorists and insurgents who target Americans, as well as U.S. tactics to stop our enemies.

From the Department of Homeland Security ("Get rid of it. Scrap it.) to military leaders who have almost zero combat experience to risk-averse, politically correct strategic decision-making, Colonel Hunt pinpoints dire problems that need to be fixed before it's too late (which it nearly is). Offering real solutions that most politicians and pundits are too timid to talk about, On the Hunt lays out specific steps to:

Win the war in Iraq by changing the way we fightby taking the gloves off and, in doing so, honoring the sacrifices our soldiers are making
Deal with Iran, North Korea, and other dangerous threats
Solve the illegal immigration crisis and keep America's enemies from breaching our borders (both of them)
Make our towns and cities more securenot by looking to the federal bureaucracy but by taking responsibility ourselves
Protect the liberties of American citizens at home
Ensure that our soldiers are trained and equipped to fight today's and tomorrow's wars

As Colonel Hunt's millions of viewers on Fox News and all the readers of his bestselling book They Just Don't Get It will expect, he pulls no punches while incisively analyzing a war unlike any other. In On the Hunt, Colonel Hunt reveals exactly how high the stakes really are in the War on Terror. He condemns failed policies and the people who made them (and, yes, he names names). And most important, he clearly identifies the strategies, tactics, and qualities of leadership that we must bring to bear to ensure the survival of the proud and free nation we love.
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Additional ISBN/GTIN9780307394378
Product TypeE-book
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Publishing date03/04/2007
LanguageEnglish
File size3215 Kbytes
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Colonel David Hunt, U.S. Army (Ret.), author of the New York Times bestseller They Just Don't Get It, has extensive operational experience in counterterrorism, special operations, and intelligence operations. He has trained the FBI and Special Forces in counterterrorism tactics, served as the security adviser to six different Olympic Games, testified as an expert at many major terrorist trials, and lectured at the CIA, the FBI, and the National Security Agency. A military analyst for the Fox News Channel and a former senior research fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, Colonel Hunt lives in Maine with his family.