Breakdown (ISBN 0-452-28427-9) is a 2003 book by Bill Gertz arguing that U.S. intelligence services "lost sight of [their] purpose and function" due to Clinton administration policies that were more concerned with political correctness than with national defense.
Publishers Weekly gave it a mixed review, calling it "an unbalanced but revealing expose on the mistakes, misdirections and blunders behind "the most damaging intelligence failure since ...
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Bill Gertz
Bill Gertz (born March 21, 1952) is an American reporter and analyst for The Washington Times and Fox News. He is the author of five books and co-writes a weekly column on the Pentagon and national security issues with Rowan Scarborough, called "Inside the Ring". During the administration of Bill...
Subjects:
- Military science
- Military administration
- United States of America
- Terrorism
- International relations
- 21st century
- Politics
- Security
- Political Science
- Espionage
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