Betrayal : How
the Clinton Administration Undermined American Security
by Bill Gertz
Hardcover - 291 pages (May 1999) |
Betrayal : How
the Clinton Administration Undermined American Security |
A story about the William ( Bill ) Jefferson Clinton administration.
Book Review |
Bill Gertz, who covers national security for the Washington Times,
lays out a chilling argument against Bill Clinton's foreign policy in Betrayal.
In his view, Clinton's "naive" strategies of "appeasement" with China
and Russia have resulted in a betrayal of American interests, leaving "the United
States weaker militarily as its enemies grow stronger and the world becomes more
dangerous." According to Gertz, Clinton's policies have compromised national
security: Clinton opposed development of a missile defense system that would derail arms
control agreements with the Russians--even though they are believed to be developing such
a system themselves. Gertz also maintains that the Russians are using U.S. aid targeted
for decommissioning nuclear weapons to develop new weapons of mass destruction and
to continue to develop new nuclear weapons. Gertz also makes the case that the Clinton administration's sale of sophisticated computer and satellite technology to China was influenced by campaign contributions to the Democrats from Chinese and American executives. "The small but growing force of Chinese strategic nuclear missiles has become more reliable--thanks to American high technology," writes Gertz. He further charges that the Clinton administration has attempted to downplay the Chinese threat to U.S. security even though "China has undertaken a steady military buildup that is directly aimed at fighting a future war with the United States." Betrayal asserts that the "most important legacy" of Bill Clinton's presidency may be "his dead serious disarmament of the United States and his self-serving appeasement of powerful and determined foreign enemies.... The administration's policies have endangered not only the United States," Gertz concludes, "but the peace and security of the entire world." --Linda Killian |
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