America: our next chapter: tough questions, straight answers

✍ Scribed by Hagel, Chuck;Kaminsky, Peter

Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Lit by lightening -- Iraq I : reality, illusion, and politics -- Iraq II : where was Congress? -- Fire in the Holy Land : Israel and the Arabs -- Ayatollahs, blue jeans, and nukes : the question of Iran -- China : the once and future superpower -- Optics : seeing the world through a wider lens -- Terrorism vs. tolerance -- Who speaks up for the rifleman? -- Our sword and shield -- "Always shoulder the wheel" -- Crabs or prairie dogs : politics and paralysis -- Beyond gridlock : a new electoral scenario? -- Competitiveness : staying in the game -- Entitled? -- Conclusion: Leadership -- My Mount Rushmore.

✦ Table of Contents

Lit by lightening --
Iraq I : reality, illusion, and politics --
Iraq II : where was Congress? --
Fire in the Holy Land : Israel and the Arabs --
Ayatollahs, blue jeans, and nukes : the question of Iran --
China : the once and future superpower --
Optics : seeing the world through a wider lens --
Terrorism vs. tolerance --
Who speaks up for the rifleman? --
Our sword and shield --
"Always shoulder the wheel" --
Crabs or prairie dogs : politics and paralysis --
Beyond gridlock : a new electoral scenario? --
Competitiveness : staying in the game --
Entitled? --
Conclusion: Leadership --
My Mount Rushmore.

✦ Subjects

HISTORY;Political leadership--United States;Political leadership;Diplomatic relations;Politics and government;Economic policy;Forecasting;;United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009;United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009;United States -- Economic policy -- 2001-2009;Political leadership -- United States;United States -- Forecasting;United States

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