By his own rules the ambitions, successes, and ultimate failures of Donald Rumsfeld
Once considered among the best and brightest of his generation, Donald Rumsfeld was exceptionally prepared by successful careers in politics and business to assume the Pentagon's top job in 2001. Yet six years later, he left office as the most controversial Defense Secretary since Robert McNama...
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| 520 | 3 | |a Once considered among the best and brightest of his generation, Donald Rumsfeld was exceptionally prepared by successful careers in politics and business to assume the Pentagon's top job in 2001. Yet six years later, he left office as the most controversial Defense Secretary since Robert McNamara, widely criticized for his management of the Iraq war and for his difficult relationships with Congress, administration colleagues, and military officers. Was he really the arrogant, errant, over-controlling Pentagon leader frequently portrayed--or as his supporters contend, a brilliant, hard-charging visionary caught in a whirl of polarized Washington politics, dysfunctional federal bureaucracy, and bad luck? Bradley Graham, a longtime Washington Post reporter who closely covered Rumsfeld's challenging tenure at the Pentagon, offers an insightful biography of a complex personality.--From publisher description. | |
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| adam_text | Contents
Introduction
1
CHAPTER
1
A Bit of a Rascal
15
CHAPTER
2
Developing His Own Tune
39
CHAPTER
3
Tough Enough
73
CHAPTER
4
Keep Your Eye on Rummy
107
CHAPTER
5
A Politician in the Corporate World
143
CHAPTER
6
A Friendly Hawkish Guy
171
CHAPTER
7
Operating from the Outbox
199
CHAPTER
8
LotsofBattlefronts
237
CHAPTER
9
A Defining Moment
281
CHAPTER
10
Iterative Planning
323
CHAPTER
U
Too Many Hands on the Wheel
377
CHAPTER
12
Long, Hard Slog
417
CHAPTER
13
The Thought of Resigning
449
CHAPTER
14
Framework for Iraq
487
Vii
viii CONTENTS
CHAPTER
15
Second Thoughts
531
CHAPTER
16
A Period of Continuous Change
563
CHAPTER
17
Toward the Abyss
593
CHAPTER
18
Not Well Enough or Fast Enough
631
Epilogue
663
Acknowíeâgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
683
687
749
771
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