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Although he has written about foreigners and overseas affairs for a long time, PJ O'Rourke has never really considered foreign policy. Equally as a pet owner doesn't have a "dog policy", says PJ, "we supply foreigners, care for them, provide them with treats, and, when essential, whack them with rolled-up papers." But in 'Calmness Kills', PJ finally models out to make sense of America's "Great Game". He goes to countries on the brink of turmoil, in the grips than it, but still reeling from it, you start with Kosovo where he discovers that "whenever there's injustice, oppression and fighting, America will arrive six months later and bomb the country next to where it's going on." After that, it's on to Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq, where PJ witnesses both the start and surface finish of hostilities.
