Section 117 – Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

The Restaurant with No Drama, Gossip, or Pettiness

Jul 31, 2026

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by Andrew Wright

in Bar Memoirs: “Tips Aren’t Worth It!”

…of course it never existed!

After Iraq

Alexander Phoenix is a tired and misanthropic intelligence officer working for the American military mission in Saudi Arabia. Embittered by the premature U.S. withdrawal from Iraq in 2009 and Iran’s subsequent annexation of it, Alexander leads a seemingly mundane existence – analyzing threats to American interests by day and binge drinking at night. Yet he is also the last chance to prevent Iran from completing its nuclear weapons program.

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The General

A disgraced American General is sent to command a doomed peacekeeping mission and becomes caught up in war, genocide and indifference. But can he succeed in the face of UN bureaucracy, American inaction and international apathy?

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The Restaurant with No Drama, Gossip, or Pettiness