Operation Hotel California: The Clandestine War Inside Iraq | 
| Authors: Mike Tucker, Charles Faddis
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 21369
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1
ISBN: 1599213664
Dewey Decimal Number: 956.704438
EAN: 9781599213668
ASIN: 1599213664
Publication Date: October 21, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
On July 10, 2002, more than eight months before the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein’s regime, eight American CIA operatives slipped into northern Iraq. They endured almost a year of being denied vital supplies by a NATO ally, Turkey, as they pursued a covert operation with profound consequences for both the War on Terror and the Iraq War: Operation Hotel California. Operation Hotel California tells the inside story of the dangerous mission that paved the way for the Iraq invasion—and delivers the most blistering indictment to date by any American counterterrorism officer of the Bush administration’s blunders vis-a-vis Iraq and al Qaeda. Drawing on exclusive interviews with Charles Faddis, the operation’s leader, and other team members, Operation Hotel California is a riveting work that will shake Washington to the core.
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 Very Disappointing November 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I wish I had read the reviews here before I bought this book. A few pages into the book, I began to notice the word and idea repetition. Annoyed, I continued on, hoping that things would smooth out and the real story would begin. Unfortunately, it only got worse and by the time I got through the first chapter, I could take no more. Like another reviewer noted, I'll be selling my copy to a used book store. This book should have been edited by a competent editor before it was published. It was not and now I feel taken for $17.
 Patriotism Redefined November 13, 2008
A testament to the remarkable skills and patriotism of the CIA team in Iraq prior to the war. The accomplishments of this team are only overshadowed by what could have been if not for the ignorance and incompetence of so many others involved in the Iraq conflict. A very interesting story and I highly recommend the book just for that reason. The reason I did not rate it at 5 stars is that writing is pretty dry and the author relies too much on long quotes from Charles Faddis, an extremely capable CIO operative (now retired).
Tedious November 4, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Rambling and repetitive, with an endorsement for Al Gore and pointless jazz references thrown in for good measure. Its point could have been made in a pamphlet- the Kurds are good fighters.
worthless book October 27, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Hotel California is a poorly written, worthless book. Don't waste your money. I am taking it to the used bookstore after only reading maybe half of it. I considered throwing it into the trash. I have read maybe 20 or so books about OIF and this is, by far, the worst.
Interesting But Disapppointing October 22, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
First of all I'd like to say the book was interesting. However, I was disappointed in that it is mostly written like a transcript from Mike Tucker's interviews with Mr. Faddis. There's alot of repetitiveness in what Mr. Faddis says and frankly, he comes across as a hot-headed, teenage Lee Marvin character. Makes one wonder if his personality affects his credibility and trustworthiness. I would not pay full price for this book but if you can borrow it from someone, sign it out from a library, or get real cheap, then go ahead and read it. I hope a better organized and written account comes out on this topic in the near future.
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