Recommended – The Devil We Know

Robert Baer knows the Middle East well, having served in that area for the CIA for decades. His new book The Devil We Know: Dealing With the New Iranian Superpower, is worth reading because Americans, including the American political establishment, are woefully ignorant of the complex cultural currents in the Middle East, and therefore our policies and strategies are far too often naïve, counterproductive, or ineffective.

His previous two books are also worth reading: See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA’s War on Terrorism (2003) and Sleeping With the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude (2004).