Book description
In this latest collection of adventures, P. J. O'Rourke casts his
mordant eye on America's recent forays into warfare. Imperialism has
never been more fun. O'Rourke first travels to Kosovo, where he meets
KLA veterans, Albanian refugees and peacekeepers, and confronts the
paradox of 'the war that war-haters love to love'. He visits Egypt,
Israel and Kuwait, where he witnesses citizens enjoying their newfound
freedoms - namely, to shop, to eat and to sit around a lot. Following
11 September, O'Rourke examines the far-reaching changes in the US,
from the absurd hassles of airport security; to the dangers of
anthrax. In Iraq, he witnesses both the beginning and the end of
Operation Iraqi Freedom and takes a tour of a presidential palace,
concluding that the war was justified for at least one reason:
criminal interior decorating.
