Obama's WarsBob Woodward's new book draws from hundreds of interviews with key administration figures, their deputies and other firsthand sources. In addition, the book is based on extensive documentation, including internal memos, letters, chronologies and meeting notes. It will focus on national security, especially the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the fight against terrorism. Woodward has structured the book to answer the questions: How does Obama govern? How and why does he decide? And how does he balance the numerous pressures of the modern presidency? Obama has learned that he is not commander-in-chief of the economy, and many of his high-profile reforms - such as health care, education and energy - have been turned over to Congress. But the president has realized he has almost total authority as commander-in-chief. Woodward thinks of the book as conceptually titled, The Crucible: Obama at War. Filled with intimate details and verbatim accounts that come from meticulous reporting, this is an unprecedented look at a young president in the 21st Century. |
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... Adviser and Coordinator for Afghanistan-Pakistan Lieutenant General Douglas E. Lute, U.S. Army, retired National Security Council Chief of Staff Mark W. Lippert Denis McDonough January 20, 2009–October 2, 2009 Cast of Characters.
... Adviser and Coordinator for Afghanistan-Pakistan Lieutenant General Douglas E. Lute, U.S. Army, retired National Security Council Chief of Staff Mark W. Lippert Denis McDonough January 20, 2009–October 2, 2009 Cast of Characters.
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... Army, retired United States Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates Undersecretary for Policy Michèle A. Flournoy Pentagon Press Secretary Geoffrey S. Morrell THE INTELLIGENCE ...
... Army, retired United States Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates Undersecretary for Policy Michèle A. Flournoy Pentagon Press Secretary Geoffrey S. Morrell THE INTELLIGENCE ...
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... Army General Stanley A. McChrystal , U.S.June 15 , 2009 – June 23 , 2010 Army General David H. Petraeus , U.S. Army July 4 , 2010- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael G. Mullen , U.S. Navy Vice Chairman of the Joint ...
... Army General Stanley A. McChrystal , U.S.June 15 , 2009 – June 23 , 2010 Army General David H. Petraeus , U.S. Army July 4 , 2010- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael G. Mullen , U.S. Navy Vice Chairman of the Joint ...
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Bob Woodward. Colonel Erik Gunhus, U.S. Army AFGHANISTAN President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai Leader, Provincial ... Army of Pakistan General Ashfaq Kayani Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani 1 ———— On Thursday ...
Bob Woodward. Colonel Erik Gunhus, U.S. Army AFGHANISTAN President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai Leader, Provincial ... Army of Pakistan General Ashfaq Kayani Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani 1 ———— On Thursday ...
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