The Obamians : the struggle inside the White House to redefine American power
Title:
The Obamians : the struggle inside the White House to redefine American power
Author:
Mann, Jim, 1946-
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Publication Information:
New York : Viking, [2012]
©2012
Physical Description:
xx, 392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:
An analysis of the events, ideas, and conflicts that have defined the Obama administration's foreign policy explores the struggles to enact coherent and effective policies at a time of global turmoil.
Language:
English
Contents:
Prologue -- "A look I recognized" -- "I'm running out of demons" -- Democrats in exile -- The trout fishers -- The Obamians -- "Join us" -- "To track down, capture or kill" -- CIA and the "aw, shit!" campaign -- Afghanistan : flip of the COIN -- "It's not like this ghost in his head" -- The speeches : "evil does exist" -- The Scowcroft Democrats -- No Roosevelt, No Churchill, No brandy -- "Iran, Iran, Iran and Iran" -- The outsiders -- "Richard being Richard" -- Hillary Clinton's "miracle" speech -- "Now means yesterday" -- "We are all democrats now" -- Libya : to fly -- New moon over Pakistan -- Epilogue : unfinished business -- Conclusion.
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ISBN:
9780670023769
Format :
Book
