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    The Fight of Our Lives: Knowing the Enemy, Speaking the Truth, and Choosing to Win the War Against Radical Islam
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    The Fight of Our Lives: Knowing the Enemy, Speaking the Truth, and Choosing to Win the War Against Radical Islam
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    The Fight of Our Lives: Knowing the Enemy, Speaking the Truth, and Choosing to Win the War Against Radical Islam
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    The Fight of Our Lives: Knowing the Enemy, Speaking the Truth, and Choosing to Win the War Against Radical Islam

    By William J. Bennett and Seth Leibsohn

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    Refocus on the fight.

    Ten years ago, when radical Islamist terrorists used three U.S. airplanes to kill nearly three thousand of our countrymen, America was angry. It was a focused and justified anger—one that generated clear objectives and a willingness to meet them. But that resolve has deteriorated so much that many of our nation’s top political and military leaders will scarcely utter the word that brought us here, “terrorism,” let alone the ideology that fuels it, “radical Islam.”

    In The Fight of Our Lives, William J. Bennett and Seth Leibsohn examine the devolution of America’s post-9/11 tenacity and how this country’s well-meaning culture of religious tolerance, coupled with soft and apologetic political leadership, has placed us squarely in the pocket of radical Islamists who have made clear their intention to obliterate everything we value.

    America’s devotion to political correctness has crippled its ability to accurately interpret and respond to the motives of its fiercest enemies. Unless we change course and re-engage the fight, the costs of our tolerance will prove tragic and immeasurable.

    The Fight of Our Lives helps readers refocus, to reframe and understand the threats we face.

    By surveying and explaining the current scene, Bennett and Leibsohn point the way to a future in which our enemies are properly acknowledged and firmly opposed.

     

     

    “Crucial,” “Timely,” “Brave”—Advanced Praise for The Fight of Our Lives

    “An important book. Many have forgotten the mortal threat to America that is radical Islam. Bennett and Leibsohn explain why we must wake up and what we need to do.” ?Mark Levin, nationally syndicated radio talk-show host and author of Liberty and Tyranny 

    “This bold and readable book makes a powerful, if controversial, case against appeasing terrorists and those who support them—and in favor of a strong cultural commitment to defeat an enemy bent on our destruction. You may disagree, as I do, with some of its points, but you ignore its central conclusions at your, and our, peril.” ?Alan Dershowitz, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Harvard University, and author of Trials Of Zion

    “Bill Bennett has been a brilliant sentry in our nation’s cultural life. In this luminous and spirited book, he and co-author Seth Leibsohn sound the alarm on behalf of us all. America can prevail in its struggle against radical Islamism, and they show us exactly how. A book for this moment, written with poise and passion, and suffused with love of country.” ?Fouad Ajami, Johns Hopkins University professor and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution

    “Bennett and Leibsohn follow Admiral Nelson’s strategy?“Go right at ’em”?right at both our deadly enemy, radical Islam, and its apologists, and especially right at our own politically correct, self-neutered establishment. A wise, timely, and brave book.” ?R. James Woolsey, former director of Central Intelligence and head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

    “We are living, as Bennett and Leibsohn say, in ‘the Gelded Age,’ but we won't be living there for long because the forces of radical Islam have not paused in their drive to defeat the West. The Fight of Our Lives rouses the sleepy and the weary. It’s the crucial book of the year.” ?Hugh Hewitt, nationally syndicated radio talk-show host and author of The War Against the West

     

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateOct 3, 2012
    ISBN9781595553881
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    The Fight of Our Lives: Knowing the Enemy, Speaking the Truth, and Choosing to Win the War Against Radical Islam
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    William J. Bennett

    Dr. William J. Bennett is one of America's most influential and respected voices on cultural, political, and educational issues. Host of "The Bill Bennett Show" podcast, he is also the Washington Fellow of the American Strategy Group. He is the author and editor of more than twenty-five books, and lives in North Carolina.

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    • 5/5
      A clear detailed view on the veil that has fallen over America regarding who our real enemy is and how we are more unsafe than ever. The Fight Of Our Lives gets right to the point with the Fort Hood incident that happened Nov of 2009, the second worst terrorist attack in 8 years. An important point is made of this incident and how America should have been moved by that day of terror or at least given a wake-up call. This a truth many in our government don't like to talk about, which proves we are un-safe anywhere from Islamic terror, whether overseas or here in America. I learned many scary statistics especially about the year Obama was elected (2009), and how we had 12 terrorism related events in America that year alone, yet only 20 events between 9/11 (2001) and 2008. I found this book to be a real eye opener, with many important details explained by Bennett and Leibsohn that every American should read about. The main point of The Fight Of Our Lives is how our government from the beginning has failed to name who we are in war against. This due to our government not wanting to single out the Muslim religion as the main reason for our fight on terrorism, instead our government has hidden behind a curtain of secrecy. The importance of allowing citizenry from the Muslim community seems to have over shadowed our need to protect the U.S. The main issues now on the agenda for the next election seem to be mostly job related and regarding the economy and deficits, another point in the book. I believe this is important however the scary thought is that terrorism has been placed on the back burner as if it has been completely eradicated. Especially now that Osama Bin Laden has been killed. I also believe us citizens who care about America need to wake-up and take a hard look at who our neighbors are. Yes, we have created an atmosphere that America is a free country and anyone has the right to practice their own beliefs and religion, but how far should we let this go. Allowing the building of a Mosque within two blocks of 9/11, should not be OK. Wake up America! We will never have another Ellis Island where our immigrants come into this country for peace and the dream of a better life. We need to be diligent if we care about our country because our government cannot be everywhere, also because they fail to name our true enemy. Times have changed and we need to take responsibility to keep the U.S. safe, even if this means allowing ourselves to give up some of our freedom and rights to our government so we can be protected.
    • 4/5
      Since September 11, 2001 America has been involved in an international war on terrorism. Bennett and Leibsohn ask the question whether we are fighting to win the war, or practicing to surrender. Thought provoking, this is an interesting book for anyone interested in current events and the war or terror. Although a bit repetitive at times, it is well written and engaging. Overall, I would rate this book a 4 out of 5.