I just picked up a copy of Richard Clarke’s Your Government Failed You (HarperCollins, 26 bucks).
A light, easy read. The chapter on military issues is a little too breezy — it covers way too much ground with far too little care.
For example, Clarke states that “Sensing that Republicans were using military affairs as a wedge issue, Clinton appointed a Republican senator, Bill Cohen, to replace Aspin.”
Of course, Clinton actually replaced Aspin with another Bill — Democrat William J. Perry (1994-1997). Cohen would wait until the cabinet shuffle at the start of President Clinton’s second term.
Little errors or not, I am still looking forward to reading the chapter on intelligence failures.