Perry is skeptical of the CIA's ability to handle a crisis, from its failure to predict the fall of the Soviet empire to its failure to provide adequate intelligence for Desert Storm. One of the most troubling chapters is on CIA's assessments and handling of the 1989 pro-democracy movement in China. Though the CIA helped rescue many of the student leaders, it failed to predict the military crackdown. George Bush is depicted as a novice in his understanding of the CIA, despite the fact that Bush was once CIA director. CIA director William Webster is slower still, apparently lacking even in his knowledge of world geography. Perry interviewed numerous CIA officers and State Department officials for this book. The work includes an excellent bibliography and chronology for further research.
-- Wendell Minnick
ISBN 0-688-09386-8
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