RUMSFELD’S RETURN 1
PA RT I
EVOLUTION OF A STATESMAN 5
CH. 1 The Road to Kandahar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
CH. 2 Rumsfeld: Who and Why? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
PA RT I I
LESSONS FROM A HARD-CHARGING CEO 51
CH. 3 Mission First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
CH. 4 Straight Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
CH. 5 All the Right Moves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
CH. 6 Crafting Coalitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
CH. 7 The Consequence of Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
CH. 8 The War CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
CH. 9 Acquiring and Using
Intelligence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
CH. 10 Mastering the Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
CH. 11 The Pragmatic Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
CH. 12 The Determined Warrior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
THE “AXIS OF EVIL” 197
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 205
SOURCES AND NOTES 209
INDEX 231