Diplomat McGurk's 'Brink' Exposes the Fractured U.S. Strategy Behind the Hostage Crisis
Brett McGurk's new book, 'Brink,' details the U.S. effort to free hostages captured on Oct. 7, 2023. McGurk, who led the White House's Middle East coordination, describes a two-year diplomatic grind marked by frustration and exhaustion. The book reveals that the U.S. nearly cut off weapons to Israel after the April 2024 death of aid workers but paused due to an impending Iranian attack. McGurk also highlights the failure to act on early Saudi normalization offers and the lack of U.S. intelligence warnings prior to the Hamas attack.
