For an understanding of the Bush administration's foreign policy I strongly recommend you read The One Percent Doctrine by Ron Suskind. As the dust cover says, "Suskind has written a narrative of nonfiction, filled with exclusive, historically significant disclosures that will echo across America and the world." For example, regarding a scheduled meeting with leaders of Saudi Arabia, the Saudis sent the president an advance letter outlining the important things they wanted to discuss. The problem was the president never saw the letter. It was diverted to VP Dick Cheney who failed to give it to President Bush. No wonder the president had no idea what the Saudis considered of importance and failed to address their vital concerns during the meeting at his Crawford ranch.

The title of the book refers to the Cheney doctrine, "if there is even a one percent chance of terrorists getting a weapon of mass destruction the United States must respond as it if were a certainty." Suskind compares the post World War II containment policy of George Kennan with post 9-11 one per cent doctrine of Dick Cheney.

--Flo Wineriter