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NOT ON OUR WATCH
A Young Soldier's Warning to America
by Guy Paul Nohra
In his gripping new book, NOT ON OUR WATCH: A Young Soldier's Warning to America, former Nevada gubernatorial candidate, Guy Paul Nohra, among Silicon Valley's most successful venture capitalists, draws upon his harrowing experiences as a teenager during the Lebanese Civil War to warn America not to fall into the same trap. At 15, he was forced to grow up at gunpoint and became one of the youngest fighters in the Christian militia defending his neighborhood from annihilation. Guy recounts trading his school uniform for an assault rifle at age fifteen when the Lebanese Civil War broke out in Beirut. After his time as a teenage militiaman, his parents sent him to safety in the United States - a country he fell in love with, where he became a citizen in 1983.
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As America's critical midterm elections fast approach, we find ourselves plagued by the same type of political rhetoric that could easily lead to civil war; and Guy recognizes the parallels to what happened in his young life. He is now in a unique position to share his experience as an urgent warning that the forces tearing America apart are the same ones that destroyed his own homeland. Since his candidacy for Nevada governor, he has become a trusted voice of reason whose mission is to inform and influence the next generation of Americans to resolve civil disputes, helping the U.S. to avoid what he endured in Lebanon.
In NOT ON OUR WATCH, Guy's message is clear as America's current race for peace through strength fast approaches. You'll gain insight into:
- How the midterms are fanning the flames of political division;
- The economy and what Americans are experiencing with the high cost of living;
- Iran and the expanding consequences of conflict in the Middle East;
- Lebanon, Hezbollah and what continued instability means for the country and the region; and
- The rise of political Islam in France as well as the continuing extremist violence and Christian persecution in Nigeria.
In 1975, fifteen-year-old Guy fought in the civil war that erupted on the streets of Beirut. Within weeks, the cosmopolitan city known as the "Paris of the Middle East" became a killing field - neighbors turned into enemies, churches became outposts, and a teenager was forced to make life-and-death decisions no child should ever face. As you read NOT ON OUR WATCH, a visceral, deeply personal story of a boy soldier who delivered sandwiches to frontline bunkers under sniper fire, you'll relive how he fought nighttime raids behind enemy lines, survived a tank blast, and wrestled with the moral weight of killing.
Drawing direct parallels between the forces that destroyed Beirut and the divisions fracturing American society today, Guy offers an unforgettable, firsthand account of what happens when political rhetoric becomes civil war. His book is also a love letter to the American Dream that saved him - and a stark warning that the polarization, dehumanization, and erosion of trust he witnessed in Lebanon are now taking root in the United States.
NOT ON OUR WATCH is a story of war, survival, immigration, and hope - and a plea from someone who has lived through the nightmare that too many Americans believe could never invade our sovereign soil. Guy is in a unique position to share his story, not just as history, but as prophecy - a first-hand warning, from someone who has lived it - of the patterns that lead democracies into self-destruction. His message is simple and urgent: it doesn't have to happen here - but only if we choose to stop it.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Guy Paul Nohra was born in Lebanon and earned a degree from Stanford University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He was named to Forbes’ Midas List in 2007. He is a venture capitalist who built a highly successful 30-year career in life sciences venture capital. He co-founded Alta Partners, helping raise eight venture capital funds that invested more than $2 billion across more than 180 healthcare and life sciences companies. Driven by gratitude for the American Dream, Guy stepped into public life to combat growing political polarization. A former candidate for Governor of Nevada, he is a popular guest on talk radio and hosts his podcast, In Layman's Terms, where he analyzes politics and current events. He writes and speaks across the country to help bridge the divide among his fellow American citizens.
