'A rare and intriguing voyage. Most of us would not dare to do what Simon Jenkins has done, revisit what he wrote of still current issues. Too often journalists turn out to be right in their reporting, and the decision makers prove to be wrong. Here's a book that proves it' - Jon Snow; 'stimulating' - Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian; ... Read more'both intelligent and informative' - Douglas Alexander, New Statesman; 'one can never have enough of Sir Simon Jenkins...many of Jenkins's criticisms of Western intervention are...compelling.' - Michael Burleigh, Literary Review; 'This is no doubt a book well worth reading regardless of agreement or disagreement with Jenkins' views. At times his writing is deeply prophetic and is a shocking gut punch of a read and a reminder of the many, many mistakes made in our recent past that have brought us to the current quagmire we face.' - Chris Murray, The Defence Report Show Less