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Rumsfeld - An American Disaster (Hardcover)
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Rumsfeld - An American Disaster (Hardcover)
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US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld-the mesmerizing figure who
oversaw the US Army, Navy, Airforce, and Marines-has been widely
blamed for the catastrophic state of Iraq. In October 2006 Rumsfeld
was sacked, his disastrous running of the war in Iraq being held
responsible for the American public's loss of faith in the Bush
administration. In this groundbreaking book, Washington insider
Andrew Cockburn reveals that Rumsfeld's political legacy stretches
back decades and speculates as to where his career might take him
now. Drawing on sources that include Rumsfeld's inner circle as
well as high-ranking officials in the Pentagon and White House,
Rumsfeld, going far beyond previous accounts, reveals its subject
in his true colours-as a man consumed with the urge to dominate
each and every human encounter, and whose ambition has long been
matched by his inability to display genuine leadership or accept
responsibility. The book demolishes the notion that he has been a
forceful and effective manager driven to transform the military,
and intimately details Rumsfeld's all-important relationships to
Bush and Cheney, and how it has affected the wars that the USA and
the UK are fighting today in Iraq and Afghanistan. Cockburn also
exposes and scrutinizes Rumsfeld's earlier career, revealing his
long-standing record of processing faulty intelligence, blurring
personal and professional interests, and manipulating bureaucratic
systems. Brimming with powerful revelations, Rumsfeld is a
must-have piece of investigative journalism.
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