JawBreaker by: Gary Berntsen

[ABN_FO]

I am not read up on the "Jawbreaker" team; but I believe what the boss is trying to say, in a nice way, is that you shouldn't be asking that. I will now shut up and color.

[hoot72]

Originally Posted by ABN_FO

I am not read up on the "Jawbreaker" team, but I believe what the boss is trying to say is that you shouldn't be asking that.

I understand..sorry about that.

[Red Finch]

A very detailed and in-depth interview (transcript) of Bernsten by PBS frontline:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl.../berntsen.html

I have not read his book, but after reading the interview I wanted to share it on this board. (I have used the search function to make sure that it had not already been posted).

Also, by using the navigation at the top of the linked webpage, interviews can be found of other key CIA figures involved in the same operations, such as Gary Schroen.

[Smokin Joe]

I found it to be a good book, I share the annoyance with the blacked out are; but was pleasantly surprised that such a book would exists so soon after the engagement.

The more I read these types of books the more irritated I get with all Politicians and Bureaucrats. When will we learn that we must allow the Dogs of War off leash to do as they were trained to do?

[Threeofclubs]

I listened to the audiobook on a long flight and found it interesting, but as others have stated, not much new if you have read the previous books on US involvement in Afghanistan. And, yes, it needed an editor with an eye for pacing a narrative.

The one detail that I feel guilty laughing about is the thought of a laser designator being seen as a tank killing "death ray" by tribal peoples who are unfamiliar with the technology, laser-guided bombs & high flying aircraft.

It may be a character flaw, but I would be totally unable to resist propagating the idea because I find it hysterical.

[LongWire]

I Thought it was a good read from a coordination side of things.