Writing a book is a funny thing, especially for someone who has a large audience of readers every day. I'll probably reach more people in a week on this site than I will with the book, and yet the book is a much more effective way to permeate the "mainstream" dialogue on the issues of Iraq and intelligence -- issues which I consider to be among the most important we face today. The inimitable Glenn Greenwald put it best when discussing his own book:
I wrote the book for the same reason I blog: because I believe that arguments can be advanced, evidence marshaled and facts revealed which can serve as an antidote to our deeply dysfunctional political discourse and, through reason-based (though impassioned) persuasion, constructively influence our political process. A book's success can force media outlets to provide a platform for the book's arguments and to expand the range of voices and perspectives which are heard.The fact that I was able to write about what I saw and did first-hand makes it especially relevant, I think, and it's still too rare that progressive voices have access to the opinion-making structure. Of course, Glenn has also weighed in on my book specifically, saying:
A. J. Rossmiller has emerged as one of the most insightful and sophisticated foreign-policy commentators in our country. He combines a passionate patriotism and irreplaceable real-life experience with the U.S. military in documenting the profound corruption and ineptitude driving our Iraq policy. Rossmiller served his country nobly during the war, and does so again with this important and moving new book.If this kind of perspective is important to you -- and especially if you think it's a perspective worth sharing with others -- please consider picking up a copy.
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