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008			080610s2007 us 00 eng
020			_a978-1-4165-3574-4
082	0		_a973.931 COC
100	1		_aCockburn, Andrew
245	1	0	_aRumsfeld : his rise, fall, and catastrophic legacy _c/ Andrew Cockburn
300			_avii, 247 p. _c; 24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_aMaking history -- A ruthless little bastard -- Secretary Rumsfeld, the prequel -- How sweet it is -- Politics and other games -- From notion to bumper sticker -- Warlord -- A game of war -- Reality intrudes -- Downfall.
520			_aDonald Rumsfeld, who as secretary of defense oversaw the army, navy, air force, and marines from 2001 to December 2006, is widely blamed for the catastrophic state of America's involvement in Iraq. Here, Washington insider Cockburn details Rumsfeld's decisions in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and also shows how his political legacy stretches back decades and will reach far into the future. Relying on sources that include high-ranking officials in the Pentagon and the White House, this book goes far beyond previous accounts to reveal a man consumed with the urge to dominate each and every human encounter, and whose aggressive ambition has long been matched by his inability to display genuine leadership or accept responsibility for egregious error.--
600	1	4	_aRumsfeld, Donald, 1932-
650		4	_aCabinet Officers _z-United States _v--Biography
650		4	_aWar on Terrorism, 2001-
650		4	_aIraq War, 2003
651		4	_aUnited States. Dept. of Defense _x--Officials and employees _x--Biography
651		4	_aUnited States _x-Politics and government _y-2001-
651		4	_aUnited States _x-Military policy _x-Decision making
942			_cMO
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