American Grit: What It Will Take to Survive and Win in the 21st Century

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Americans need to toughen up, personally, culturally, and as a national fighting force, if we are to survive the unprecedented threat from Islamist assault, says New York Times best-selling author Tony Blankley. His compelling, three-pronged plan to strengthen the U.S. includes: a universal military draft to instill a unity of toughness and cultural purpose; a plan for energy independence and to expand our diplomatic and economic options around the world; and a program for communicating Western moral values and the American spirit of self-determination to people living under oppressive regimes, as well as to voters here at home. These are the key components that have led to America's ...

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Overview

Americans need to toughen up, personally, culturally, and as a national fighting force, if we are to survive the unprecedented threat from Islamist assault, says New York Times best-selling author Tony Blankley. His compelling, three-pronged plan to strengthen the U.S. includes: a universal military draft to instill a unity of toughness and cultural purpose; a plan for energy independence and to expand our diplomatic and economic options around the world; and a program for communicating Western moral values and the American spirit of self-determination to people living under oppressive regimes, as well as to voters here at home. These are the key components that have led to America's success in previous wars, Blankley argues, and they must be "rediscovered" today, for our nation's very survival depends on it.

What People Are Saying

Andrew C. McCarthy
"Egged on by new leaders promising the same discredited liberal statism that fails time and again, too many Americans line up at the trough, asking what their country can do for them. In a searing ode to America's greatness, Tony Blankley reminds us that the real question is what we can do for our country. American Grit is a clarion call to a new nationalism: a fearless summons exhorting citizens to elevate love of country over love of self. That prescription, and no other, will ensure that our union remains an unparalleled beacon of freedom, tough enough to face down the tyrannical designs of radical Islam and strong enough to rebuild the economic prosperity that enables America to lead a troubled world."--(Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review Legal-Affairs Editor and author of the national bestseller, Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad)
Michael Barone
"Tony Blankley has long been one of America's most trenchant conservative commentators and thinkers. In American Grit, he provides conservatives--and Americans generally--his wise thoughts on where we should be going in the future."--(Michael Barone, U.S. News & World Report senior writer and American Enterprise Institute resident fellow)
Thomas G. McInerney
"Tony Blankley brilliantly lays out a spot-on list of the dire challenges that threaten America's future. From our short-handed military to our energy dependence on foreign adversaries, from destructive educational dogmas to the media's propensity for revealing classified information--we ignore these problems at our peril. Tony presents us with solutions. A must read!"--(Lieutenant General Thomas G. McInerney (Ret.), former assistant vice chief of staff, U.S. Air Force)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781433248108
  • Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
  • Publication date: 1/29/2009
  • Format: MP3
  • Edition description: Unabridged
  • Ships to U.S.and APO/FPO addresses only.

Meet the Author

TONY BLANKLEY was the editorial editor of the Washington Times from 1999 to 2007. He is a regular panelist on The McLaughlin Group and an internationally syndicated columnist.

James Adams is the author of fourteen best-selling books of fiction and nonfiction, all of which deal with various aspects of warfare and intelligence. He is a radio host and former CEO of United Press International and managing editor of the Sunday Times (London). He was also a member of the advisory board of the National Security Agency.

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  • Posted January 8, 2009

    Typical Republican propaganda.

    Blankley should be ashamed to say he has a real plan for America's future. This should not be passed off as literature. However, Mr. Blankley has chosen the perfect format to publically announce his inability to fully understand the issues facing America or to formulate any real plan to overcome its struggles.

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