The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power [First Edition] 9780307407924, 0307407926
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Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Title page......Page 7
Copyright page......Page 8
Dedication......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
Introduction: The Briefing......Page 19
Photos......Page 35
Part I: Iran – The Mullahs' Manhattan Project [1]......Page 43
1 Decoding Project 111 [3]......Page 45
2 Regime-Change Fantasies [27]......Page 69
3 Ahmadinejad's Monologue [56]......Page 98
4 The Israel Option [86]......Page 128
Part II: Afghanistan – How The Good War Went Bad [109]......Page 151
5 The Marshall Plan That Wasn't [111]......Page 153
6 The Other "Mission Accomplished" [145]......Page 187
Part III: Pakistan – "How Do You Invade An Ally?" [173]......Page 215
7 Secrets of Chaklala Cantonment [175]......Page 217
8 Crossing the Line [232]......Page 274
Part IV: North Korea – The Nuclear Renegade That Got Away [267]......Page 309
9 Kim Jong-Il 8, Bush 0 [269]......Page 311
10 Cheney's Lost War [285]......Page 327
11 "Everything Is Appomattox" [315]......Page 357
Part V: China – New Torch, Old Dragons [345]......Page 387
12 Generation Lenovo [347]......Page 389
13 The Puncture Strategy [375]......Page 417
Part VI: The Three Vulnerabilities [397]......Page 439
14 Deterrence 2.0 [399]......Page 441
15 The Invisible Attack [419]......Page 461
16 Dark Angel [430]......Page 472
Epilogue: Obama's Challenge [445]......Page 487
Acknowledgments [459]......Page 501
Note on Sources [463]......Page 505
Suggested Reading [465]......Page 507
Introduction: The Briefing......Page 511
1 Decoding Project 111......Page 512
2 Regime-Change Fantasies......Page 513
3 Ahmadinejad's Monologue......Page 515
4 The Israel Option......Page 516
5 The Marshall Plan That Wasn't......Page 517
6 The Other "Mission Accomplished"......Page 518
7 Secrets of Chaklala Cantonment......Page 520
9 Kim Jong-Il 8, Bush 0......Page 522
11 "Everything Is Appomattox"......Page 523
12 Generation Lenovo......Page 524
13 The Puncture Strategy......Page 525
14 Deterrence 2.0......Page 526
15 The Invisible Attack......Page 527
Epilogue: Obama's Challenge......Page 528
A......Page 529
B......Page 530
C......Page 531
G......Page 532
I......Page 533
K......Page 534
M......Page 535
N......Page 536
P......Page 537
S......Page 538
W......Page 539
Z......Page 540
Cover......Page 1
Title page......Page 7
Copyright page......Page 8
Dedication......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
Introduction: The Briefing......Page 19
Photos......Page 35
Part I: Iran – The Mullahs' Manhattan Project [1]......Page 43
1 Decoding Project 111 [3]......Page 45
2 Regime-Change Fantasies [27]......Page 69
3 Ahmadinejad's Monologue [56]......Page 98
4 The Israel Option [86]......Page 128
Part II: Afghanistan – How The Good War Went Bad [109]......Page 151
5 The Marshall Plan That Wasn't [111]......Page 153
6 The Other "Mission Accomplished" [145]......Page 187
Part III: Pakistan – "How Do You Invade An Ally?" [173]......Page 215
7 Secrets of Chaklala Cantonment [175]......Page 217
8 Crossing the Line [232]......Page 274
Part IV: North Korea – The Nuclear Renegade That Got Away [267]......Page 309
9 Kim Jong-Il 8, Bush 0 [269]......Page 311
10 Cheney's Lost War [285]......Page 327
11 "Everything Is Appomattox" [315]......Page 357
Part V: China – New Torch, Old Dragons [345]......Page 387
12 Generation Lenovo [347]......Page 389
13 The Puncture Strategy [375]......Page 417
Part VI: The Three Vulnerabilities [397]......Page 439
14 Deterrence 2.0 [399]......Page 441
15 The Invisible Attack [419]......Page 461
16 Dark Angel [430]......Page 472
Epilogue: Obama's Challenge [445]......Page 487
Acknowledgments [459]......Page 501
Note on Sources [463]......Page 505
Suggested Reading [465]......Page 507
Introduction: The Briefing......Page 511
1 Decoding Project 111......Page 512
2 Regime-Change Fantasies......Page 513
3 Ahmadinejad's Monologue......Page 515
4 The Israel Option......Page 516
5 The Marshall Plan That Wasn't......Page 517
6 The Other "Mission Accomplished"......Page 518
7 Secrets of Chaklala Cantonment......Page 520
9 Kim Jong-Il 8, Bush 0......Page 522
11 "Everything Is Appomattox"......Page 523
12 Generation Lenovo......Page 524
13 The Puncture Strategy......Page 525
14 Deterrence 2.0......Page 526
15 The Invisible Attack......Page 527
Epilogue: Obama's Challenge......Page 528
A......Page 529
B......Page 530
C......Page 531
G......Page 532
I......Page 533
K......Page 534
M......Page 535
N......Page 536
P......Page 537
S......Page 538
W......Page 539
Z......Page 540
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