Dereliction of Duty

by Robert Patterson and Regnery Publication

Book Overview

Lt. Col. Robert "Buzz" Patterson exposes the terrifying, behind-the-scenes story of the years when the most irresponsible President in our history had his finger on the nuclear trigger. Dereliction of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895261405
• ISBN13: 9780895261403
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Here's Your Sauce...

Reviewers and detractors of this book can't address the book itself, apparently its indisputable. Instead, they strain to draw a Clinton vs. Bush analogy with Iraq. Let's check the record: America is attacked in NY in 1993 and 6 times subsequently by Islamic terrorists (or fascists, your call). In response, Clinton attacks Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Rwanda, Kosovo, and Sudan. Bush has 8 months in office, America is attacked on 9/11, and Bush goes after the perpetrators. First, Afghanistan. And then, Iraq....with the overwhelming majority of BOTH SIDES of the Congress and 70+% of the US public. Reviewer "Fishkus" contends that Bush has equally gutted military morale with fruitless engagements as Patterson contends Clinton did. Take a look at military morale...re-enlistments have never been higher and recruiting across all services not only meets goals but EXCEEDS them. Not exactly the poor morale we experienced under Clinton...and yes, we are actually engaging an enemy who seeks to attack if not destroy the US. The analogies don't play, no matter how hard the Left want them to. This is our war, we voted for it, our president took the initiative, and now we have a whole boatload of Monday morning quarterbacks. Read "Dereliction of Duty" to understand how we all got here. Its disturbing, it'll anger you, but enlighten you at the same time.

Sounding the Alarm!

A huge military operation, tensed and poised to launch air strikes on Iraq needed a nod from the president before dawn broke and the window of opportunity closed. But the Commander-in-Chief didn't want to be bothered to take the call. He was busy watching a golf tournament with his friend. His response more than once was "I'll get back to him later." The situation room was crowded as America's counterterror network had Osama bin Laden in its gun sights and was begging the White House for permission to strike, but the president had managed to "disappear" for a while and could not be located to give the order. The results of that missed opportunity fell to his wife's senatorial state.Once the president, as he was leaving for a round of golf, lost the secret nuclear codes for the 24/7 nuclear football that the military aide carrried for him. The SECOND time he lost them, they were never found.Hillary banned military uniforms from the White House. After it was observed that it didn't go over well politically, they were grudgingly approved for wear ONLY at official functions.When the red carpet was rolled out for our president and each individual staff member at a sleepover stop in Holland, they left with all of the liquor and stole the crystal as a special PR "thank you" to the gracious hosts.On the very frequently used Air Force One, our Commander-in-Chief committed a crime that, had he actually been SERVING in the armed forces would have put him in prison.President #42 was so concerned about the tornado torn state of FL that when he was being flown over it to see the damage, he simply could not take time out from his card game to actually look up to peer out the window, except for a brief second when the press helicopter flew by for a photo op. These are tidbits from the book and what was apparently an 8 year long party at the White House that still needs a mop up from the current administration. The apolitical Lt. Col. Robert "Buzz" Patterson may think his long and distinguished military career was his greatest service to this country, but it wasn't. Writing this book in an effort to wake up a sleeping America is his most courageous and heroic contribution. It's not the truth that sets anyone free, it's KNOWING the truth that does. Many "salutes" to this USAF retiree.Why did he write this book? In his words, "We must never allow the purveyors of such dangerous military policy and irresponsible foreign policy claim the power of the presidency again."Yes, there are also interesting insights into VP Al Gore, and on the real person in charge (Hillary) of this Peter Pan presdident that are not to be missed.Definitely buy this explosive book and hang onto it like it was the nuclear football for future reference, unless of course you'd like to pass it to your fellow Americans who'd like to avoid another national disaster,too.

It was never JUST ABOUT SEX!

This is an excellent book for everyone to read, especially those who thought the Clinton scandals were just about SEX. After reading Lt. Col. Patterson?s testimony you will realize how important it is to elect a president with morality, integrity, and leadership. I heard Lt. Col. Patterson being interviewed on the radio about his book. Most callers thanked him for writing this amazing expose'. Then there were the die hard Clinton supporters that accused him of lying and just trying to make money. For those callers to believe a man that was impeached and a proven perjurer over a man with a spotless record after serving under 3 presidents just exposes their extreme partisanship. As for the people who say that he just wrote this book for the money, I say he could have just as easily had written a favorable book about his experience in the White House. He would have probably made more money praising President Clinton because then all the morning shows would have interviewed him and plugged his book. With this book, he will be ignored. Thank you Lt. Col. Patterson for serving our country and writing this extraordinary account of the Clinton years.

Review the reviews

If you are curious about this book, then do one thing: review all of the following 35 reviews for it. You will quickly notice that the reviews give the book either five stars or one star (there are two with three stars, but they are the exceptions). Those who give the book five stars discuss the content of the book while those who give it one star disparage the author. A few of them also call the book a pack of lies, but don't give examples, except for one. A reader from St. Paul Minnesota said: "Unlike what Mr. Patterson here says, the President doesn't carry around the launch codes. One of his aides does that, in a briefcase. So if the codes were lost, it wasn't President Clinton that lost them. This is just one of the many untruths to be found in this book."The BBC press on April 26, 1999, published an article entitled "World: Americas Clinton drops nuclear football." It details how President Clinton did in fact leave behind the nuclear football--as well as the aide it was attached to. "A Reader" is clearly not apprised of the facts, and his opinioon may be discounted as uninformed. Also, reviewer Edwin Carr from Boston on March 21 said: "a distinguished officer like himself, who took the same oath that I did, to protect and serve an American President and maintain his confidences and protect the job and position of the President of the United States, could fail the oath he swore to protect. Buzz should be ashamed that he has betrayed the confidence of all of us who were privileged to serve a President. He betrayed his leader, who he chose to serve. He betrayed his country for divulging secrets he swore to protect."Mr. Carr should be reminded that the consitutional oath he refers to is an oath to the people of the United States and not to one specific leader. Only leaders like Saddam require an oath to a specific leader, and that it is Clinton who betrayed his country and HIS oath. Patterson is merely giving details.In conclusion, I would suggest you do yourself a favor: buy this book and use the web to verify the allegations contained in it. You will quickly learn that for what can be verified, the writer is right on the money.

A searing indictment...

This book is sure to be loudly denounced and vehemently derided, but coming, as it does, from a member of Clinton's own military security detail, it will most likely never be debunked.Lieutenant Colonel Robert "Buzz" Patterson penned "Dereliction of Duty" after his retirement because he would never have been able to publish this kind of information while working for the government."Dereliction of Duty" is a gripping, yet horrifying read that'll have you realizing how lucky the U.S. was during the eight year Clinton/Gore Administration. One of the most damning charges is that Clinton once lost the "nuclear football," the suitcase that carries this country's nuclear launch codes. Clinton's response, according to Patterson, was a cavalier, "I'll track'em down guys."You'll also read about the time in 1998 that Clinton blew off his National Security Advisor so he could finish a round of golf, while stealth-bombers, engines running, their pilots in the cockpits, sat on a Mid-East tarmac until the cover of darkness was lost and a vital mission against Saddam Hussein was called off.Patterson also gives an entirely new look at the "Black Hawk Down" story, with Clinton denying the troops the weaponry they requested, then sending them into harm's way and ultimately blaming the disaster on his Secretary of Defense."Dereliction of Duty" is a searing indictment of the Clinton administration from an insider's view.This book deserves to be read by every American!