I do not agree with this and do not believe that Mark Bowden like that. And I believe that does cast the Clinton Administration as having questionable leadership in the Somalia matter...
The book also fails to explore any of the instaces where a fallen soldier's father confronts Bill Clinton. There were two reported cases that, in the book, only received scant references.
You have to remember that the author was trying to sell a book to a public who approved of the president by almost a 2 to 1 ratio.