"Thorough and well documented. . . . a level-headed and persuasive analysis of al Qaeda issues and the realities of the war on terrorism. If a reader desires insight into U.S. mistakes on fighting the war on terrorism since 9/11 and ways to fix them, this book comes highly recommended."—Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
"A brilliant and incisive demolition of the misguided strategy that the Bush administration concocted in the wake of 9/11. Charles Peña rightly reminds us that the danger to which we must respond is al Qaeda, not generic ‘terrorists’ or some contrived ‘axis of evil.’ In Winning the Un-War, he not only shows how we stumbled into our present fix, but also offers a hard-headed and persuasive prescription for getting out."—Andrew J. Bacevich, author of The New American Militarism: How Americans are Seduced by War
"Chuck Peña has always been one of the most clear-headed and persuasive analysts on al Qaeda and the war on terrorism. In Winning the Un-War, Peña brings his formidable analytic skills to bear in assessing where we stand in the fight against al Qaeda, why the threat of terrorism has actually grown, and how our country remains vulnerable even five years after 9/11. If you want to understand the mistakes that have been made in the war on terror and what to do to fix them, this book is required reading."—Roger Cressey, former White House counterterrorism official and NBC News terrorism analyst
"Charles Peña’s Winning the Un-War makes a clearly written and cogently argued case for how best to counter the threat from al Qaeda that will be of great interest to both the specialist and the general reader. Peña has synthesized a great deal of research about the war against al Qaeda into an accessible and interesting book."—Peter Bergen, CNN terrorism analyst, fellow of the New America Foundation, and author of The Osama Bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of Al Qaeda's Leader
"The subject is of primordial importance, the writing lucid and compelling, the analysis thoughtful and informed, the recommendations logical and rational. Mr. Peña’s book deserves to be widely read and carefully considered."—Amb. Edward Peck, former chief of mission in Iraq and deputy director of the Reagan cabinet’s task force on terrorism
"Not only does Charles Peña understand the nature of modern Islamic terrorism--and the threat that it poses--but he understands how to tackle it. His argument is lucid, intelligent, and necessary."—Jason Burke, chief reporter for the London Observer and author of Al Qaeda: Casting a Shadow of Terror and Al Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam
