Give War a Chance

In one of America’s most hilarious and provocative books, acclaimed journalist P. J. O’Rourke is a volatile brew of one-liners and vitriol. In this masterful collection of humor, O’Rourke takes on the end of communism, his frustration with sanctimonious liberals, and Saddam Hussein in a series of classic dispatches from his coverage of the 1991 Gulf War. On Kuwait City after the war: “It looked like all the worst rock bands in the world had stayed there at the same time. ” On Saddam Hussein: “He’s got chemical weapons filled with . . . with . . . chemicals. Maybe he’s got The Bomb. And missiles that can reach Riyadh, Tel Aviv, Spokane. Stock up on nonperishable foodstuffs. Grab those Diet Coke cans you were supposed to take to the recycling center and fill them with home heating oil. Bury the Hummel figurines in the yard.