Dereliction of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How President Bill Clinton Endangered America's Long-Term National Security
 

Dereliction of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Endangered America's Long-Term National Security

by Robert Patterson

Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Robert "Buzz" Patterson was a military aide to President Clinton from May 1996 to May 1998 and one of five individuals entrusted with carrying the "nuclear football"?the bag containing the codes for launching nuclear weapons. This responsibility meant that he spent a considerable amount of time next to the president, giving him a unique perspective on the Clinton... (read more)

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The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Endangered America's Long Term National Security
  • Rated 4 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, January 3, 2007
After reading this book one has to look back and ask why Bill Clinton and wife are not in SUPER MAX in Colorado?? ( For the Greater Good )Twenty to life will do....But the Left loves them
You elected him, TWICE!?!
  • Rated 5 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, September 30, 2006
I'm not a very political guy as a rule of thumb, so when I bought this book I was determined to read it quickly. Turns out, that wasn't a problem. I read the book, then read it a second time, then went back and read the parts I had underlined.

I was infuriated, disgusted, and just a little bit disillusioned (if that's really possible for a Libertarian). This book included everything I wish I had known in High School so I would have had some ammunition to fight back against the whiny, liberal, yuppie larvae that I went to school with. Reading about Clinton watching golf instead of giving "go/no go" commands, ignoring phone calls from Jesse Jackson, suggesting that the military staff not wear their uniforms, White House staff members who are unaware that in order to be a career officer in the military you need to have at least a Bachelor's Degree.

Colonel Patterson does a good job of trying to be objective and just reporting what he saw. The fact that he was an Air Force Officer (an honorable alternative to military service) and therefore inducted into the values of a military professional does jump out a few times. He certainly could have been MUCH more severe in his judgement of Clinton's behavior. But I respected his attempt to illustrate the different Bill Clintons that he worked for, the one who could charm people into ignoring his flaws in particular.

The last thing America needs is to see the Clintons get back into the White House.
A tale of virtue dealing with slovens
  • Rated 5 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, September 27, 2006
This book provides details about the Clinton Administration which are shocking. Indeed, they are horrifying: how could the President have delayed a critical decision because he was WATCHING GOLF?

I am sorry to report that this sums it all up. Bill Clinton was a President who never did anything, and his wife was Lady Macbeth.
Clinton helped terroism flourish
  • Rated 5 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, September 13, 2006
This book shows the real Clinton as eyewitnessed by one of his closest friends. Clinton used and abused his power and the people of this country while he was in office and he is still basking in the limelight. What a shame he was as he led this country down the road to almost obliteration. This is a must read for conservatives and liberals.
NO CHARACTER
  • Rated 5 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, July 12, 2006
I have read this book and also unlimited access by former FBI agent Gary Aldridge.
I have been in the military and I have been a law enforcement officer. I understand how these two feel.
When you take into account these two authors had no motives except to let the public know what goes on behind the scene in the White House, forget partisanship, it is apparent that these two were fed up the Clintons turning the White House into camp runamok.
Ask your self did Dee Dee Myers not have a security clearance until two years into Clinton's presidency? Did Clinton lie under oath? Did he get disbarred in Arkansas because he lied under oath? Does Hillary Clinton tell staff to have the workers clear the hall until she passes by? These are but a few of the questions higlighted. All the answers to these questions are yes and they shed a bright light on the Clinton's from two insiders points of view. They told the truth, everything can be researched because I have and these two tell it like it is.
Read both books and in Unlimited Access pay close attention to the Christmas decorations to the White House Christmas tree. What did they allow to be on the tree? I know, and you should too.
The Clintons have no character and these two exposed them for the fools they are.
Trust me, Monica was just side note in this pathetic presidency.
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