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Losing Bin Laden: How Bill Clinton's Failures Unleashed Global Terror

Journalist Rich Miniter uses his unparalleled access to sources and stories throughout the Middle East, Africa, and the United States. He paints a devastating portrait of how close the U.S. military was to killing bin Laden—on multiple occasions—and how, each time, Clinton dropped the ball and allowed bin Laden to grow stronger and more dangerous.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 317 pages

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