The Final Move Beyond Iraq

Written in 2007, as American support for intervention in the Middle East continued to wane, Mr. Evans book was a call to action to wake up to the threat of Iran and an Islamic revolution. Due to the recent uprising of ISIS in Iraq and Syria and the continued use of proxy war, this book still has relevance today.

First off, if you disagree with Mr. Evans' Christian worldview, you will most likely strongly dislike this book. Personally, I have mixed feelings on this book. The main redeeming factor for me was the appendices which included letters from Ahmadinejad and interviews with Netanyahu, former CIA director James Woolsey, retired IDF Gen. Ya'alon, and others.

Here's some of the various issues I had with the book:
1. As support for one of his points, he quotes Ann Coulter twice. I have major issues with Coulter and am disinclined to agree with someone who would use her as support. But that's just me personally.

2. On page 140, he incorrectly states that the Israeli strike on Osirak was in 1980 (he states it correctly as 1981 on page 150). This might seem like a minor issue to some, but if an author has errors in concrete facts, I'm less likely to agree with him on his opinions/abstract ideas.

3. Mr. Evans spends too much time attempting to prove that former president Carter was the worst president in U.S. history. He also spends too much time vindicating President Bush and it seems as if his personal biases get in the way of his research.

4. His research–he cites Wikipedia 7 times. I know that Wikipedia is a great source to get general information quickly, but using it in a book so many times makes it seem like he was just doing quick research without fully digging into the sources.

Overall, not a huge fan, but the interviews were interesting.