My book Pursuit of Honor is written so people who do read it understand the importance of the CIA. The importance of what individual who work for the CIA go through, but most importantly the significance of when it is ok to do something and when its not ok to do something. like Schmitt said, "Sovereign is he who decides on a state of exception." the exception is the rule. So kidnapping Adam and killing him of course is not acceptable in the U.S. but there are those exception to trying to stop the "enemy" who is trying to destroy everything the CIA stands for. although, what Adam is doing is also not ok. on page 92 Adam says,"We are becoming the very monsters we are trying to destroy." the truth is, it can be worse. everyone can relate to being in a scenerio where the exceptions are ok, although it might not be the right thing to do. by writing this book i hope that many people see and understand that not everyone is always right. Sometimes we just need to step back and Let the CIA or whoever do their job. There is always going to be an enemy, like Schmitt would of said, is it important for the enemy to be found and defeated?
After reading this book i hope that people find the truth and relate to what im trying to say. By using Schmitt strategies people can take into account that one person can try to make a difference but those exceptions are always going to be there. these book has a lot to do with what the truth actually is. Alot of people dont see "behind the scenes" and what actually happens. By writting this book i try to bring out the truth from very different angles. No one is right or wrong, is just the way they view their "truth" and their "exception" and how the world should be run.there is always going to be that one person who thinks (like Adam) was brought to this world to make changes. "if we dont take a stand, i'm afraid what kind of country will be left for our kids." (pg. 12)
Sometime it is hard to find the truth, even if it may be right in front of us. There is a great gap between knowing the truth and actually experiencing. It goes with the idea that you never fully understand until you have to go through it yourself, first hand. I agree with you that Flynn attempts to bypass this problem by showing all angels and I believe that this is the closet way to see the truth, but not understand it.
ReplyDeleteBecause Mitch Rapp and his colleagues kidnap and hold Adams hostage, does that make them sovereign? Should this incident be looked at as just an exception or the rule, taking into account the actions of Mitch Rapp throughout the rest of the book? Just a couple of questions to think about. I think the idea of applying Schmitt to Pursuit of Honor is interesting and that it has implications about power and sovereignty.
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