Decision Points
G.H.W. Bush’s support
decision to run in 1994, Chapter 2.1, 2.2
education reform
election campaign of 1994, Chapter 1.1, 2.1, 2.2
election campaign of 1998
faith-based programs
legislative leaders, relations with
natural disasters, dealing with
tort reform
Grady, Henry W.
Graham, Billy, Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 5.1
Graham, Lindsey
Grant, Ulysses S., xi, Chapter 7.1, 12.1
Grassley, Chuck
Greene, Todd
Greenspan, Alan, Chapter 8.1, 14.1
Gregg, Judd, Chapter 3.1, 9.1
Guantanamo Bay prison, Chapter 6.1, 6.2
Guenin, Louis
Gül, Abdullah
Gulf war of 1990
Gurney, Edward
Gutierrez, Carlos
H
Haberman, Joshua
Habib, Khalid al-
Hadley, Steve, Chapter 3.1, 3.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 13.1
national security adviser, selection as
Hagel, Chuck, Chapter 3.1, 8.1, 9.1
Hager, Henry
Hager, Jenna Bush
Hagin, Joe, Chapter 5.1, 5.2, 8.1, 8.2, 10.1, 10.2
Hakim, Abdul Aziz al
Haley, Alex
Hamas, Chapter 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4
Hambali
Hamdan, Salim
Hance, Kent, Chapter 2.1, 2.2
Haqqani, Jalaluddin
Hariri, Rafiq
Harken Energy
Harper, Stephen, Chapter 7.1, 13.1
Harris, Katherine
Harvard Business School, Chapter 1.1, 1.2
Hastert, Denny, Chapter 7.1, 9.1, 9.2
Hatch, Orrin
Havel, Václav, Chapter 2.1, 13.1
Hayden, Mike, Chapter 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 13.1
Hayes, Rutherford B.
Hazmi, Nawaf al
health-care reform, Chapter 2.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
Hekmatyar, Gulbuddin
Helal, Gamal, Chapter 12.1, 13.1, 13.2
Helms, Jesse
Hennessey, Keith, Chapter 9.1 9.2 14.1
Hernandez, Israel
Heymann, David
Hezbollah, Chapter 7.1, 13.1
Hicks, Doris
Hobbs, David, Chapter 9.1 9.2, 9.3
Holloway, A.J.
Homeland Security, Department of, Chapter 6.1, 6.2, 10.1
Honoré, Gen. Russ
Hoover, J. Edgar
Housing bubble, Chapter 14.1, 14.2
Howard, Arlene
Howard, John, Chapter 8.1 8.2, 8.3
Hoyer, Steny
Hubbard, Al
Hubbard, Glenn
Hughes, Alfred
Hughes, Karen, Chapter 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 5.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
Hu Jintao, Chapter 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5
Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Katrina. See Katrina disaster
hurricanes of 2004, Chapter 10.1, 10.2
hurricanes of 2008
Hussein, Saddam, Chapter 3.1, 6.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10, 12.1, 12.2
Hussein, Uday and Qusay
Huxley, Aldous
Hyde, Henry
I
Iliescu, Ion
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
immigration reform
India
InnerChange Freedom Initiative
Insurrection Act, Chapter 10.1, 10.2
International Mother and Child HIV Prevention Initiative
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
Interrogation program, Chapter 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
Iran, Chapter 8.1, 12.1, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5
nuclear program
Iran-Contra scandal, Chapter 2.1, 3.1
Iraq air strikes of 2001
Iraq Liberation Act of 1998
Iraq war
Abu Ghraib scandal
antiwar movement in United States, Chapter 12.1, 12.2
Awakening movement, 12.1, 12.2
background to
battle plan, Chapter 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
Blair’s support for
Bush family and
national security team’s advice
“bring ’em on” comment
decision for military solution
period of doubt
visits to Iraq, Chapter 8.1, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
casualties and families of the fallen, Chapter 8.1, 8.2, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5
Coalition Provisional Authority
coercive diplomacy, Chapter 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
congressional opposition, Chapter 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
congressional war authorization
constitution for Iraq
counterinsurgency strategy, Chapter 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5
Crocker’s selection as ambassador to Iraq
de-Baathification policy
democracy in Middle East and
disbanding of Iraqi army
early proposal for confronting Iraq
European allies and, Chapter 3.1, 8.1
Golden Mosque bombing
government for Iraq, Chapter 8.1, 8.2, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
human rights and
Hussein’s capture
Hussein’s explanation for going to war
Hussein’s killing, opportunity for
Hussein’s rejection of exile option, Chapter 8.1, 8.2
Hussein’s sons, killing of
Hussein’s support for terrorism
insurgency, Chapter 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 12.1, 12.2
intelligence failures
invasion of 2003, Chapter 8.1, 8.2
lawlessness of post-invasion period
Maliki’s leadership in Iraq, Chapter 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
manpower shortage, Chapter 8.1, 8.2
“Mission Accomplished” incident
Odierno’s selection as commander
Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA)
Petraeus’s selection as commander, Chapter 12.1, 12.2
postwar planning
Powell’s UN presentation
presidential campaign of 2004 and
Provincial Reconstruction Teams
Scowcroft’s op-ed on
sectarian violence, Chapter 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5
Shia extremists, assault on
shoe-throwing incident
Sons of Iraq movement
sovereignty returned to Iraqis
Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), Chapter 12.1, 12.2
Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA), Chapter 12.1, 12.2
surge of 2007, Chapter 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, 12.9, 12.10
threat posed by Hussein regime
timetable for U.S. withdrawal, Chapter 12.1, 12.2
Turkey’s refusal of territorial access
UN resolutions, Chapter 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6
weapons of mass destruction issue, Chapter 3.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10
Wiesel’s support for
withdrawal of U.S. forces as Iraqis step forward, strategy of, Chapter 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
world leaders’ views on
Zarqawi’s killing
Israel
Hezbollah and
Palestinians and
Syria and
Ivins, Bruce
J
Jackson, Andrew, Chapter 6.1, 10.1
Jackson, Jesse
Jackson, Robert
Jakes, T.D.
James, LeBron
Jeffrey, Jim
Jennings, Peter
Jericho Program
Jeter, Derek
Jiang Zemin, Chapter 5.1, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
Jindal, Bobby, Chapter 10.1, 10.2
John Paul II,
Pope, Chapter 4.1, 4.2
Johnson, Clay, Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Johnson, Lyndon B., Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1 6.1, 7.1, 9.1, 10.1, 12.1
Johnson, Woody
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chapter 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
Jones, Don
Jones, J.J. and Tracy
Jones, Mary Jane, Chapter 9.1, 9.2
JPMorgan Chase
Jumblatt, Walid
Justice Department
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Chapter 4.1, 4.2
K
Kagame, Paul
Kagan, Fred
Kallas, Siim
Kalyesubula, Mohamad, Chapter 11.1, 11.2, 11.3
Kaneb, Tom
Kang Chol-hwan
Kaplan, Joel, Chapter 3.1, 14.1
Kaplan, Robert
Karzai, Hamid, Chapter 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8
Kass, Leon
Katrina, Hurricane
African Americans and, Chapter 10.1, 10.2
Brown’s performance, Chapter 10.1, 10.2
Bush’s address to the nation
Bush’s mistakes regarding, Chapter 10.1, 10.2, 10.3
Bush’s visits to affected areas, Chapter 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6
chain of command confusion, Chapter 10.1, 10.2
chaos and violence in New Orleans
evacuation of New Orleans
federal response, Chapter 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4
flooding of New Orleans, Chapter 10.1, 10.2
landfall in Florida and Louisiana, Chapter 10.1, 10.2
lessons of
political exploitation of
preparations before the storm
private assistance for victims, Chapter 10.1, 10.2
rebuilding program, Chapter 10.1, 10.2
Kavanaugh, Ashley
Kavanaugh, Brett
Kay, David
Keane, Gen. Jack
Keating, Frank
Keating, Adm. Tim
Keck, Gen. Tom
Keller, Bill
Keller, Timothy
Kennedy, Bobby, Chapter 1.1, 6.1
Kennedy, John F., Chapter 3.1 6.1, 9.1
Kennedy, Patrick
Kennedy, Ted, Chapter 2.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5
Kennedy, Vicki
Kerry, John, Chapter 8.1, 11.1
Iraq war, Chapter 8.1, 8.2, 9.1
presidential campaign of 2004, Chapter 4.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5
Khalilzad, Zalmay, Chapter 7.1, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
Khan, A.Q.
Kikwete, Jakaya, Chapter 11.1, 11.2
Killian, Lt. Col. Jerry
Kim Dae-jung, Chapter 3.1, 13.1
Kim Jong-il, Chapter 3.1, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Kissinger, Henry, Chapter 3.1, 13.1
Koch, Bobby
Koerner, W.H.D.
Koizumi, Junichiro, Chapter 5.1, 7.1, 8.1, 11.1, 13.1
Krauthammer, Charles
Krissoff family
Kufuor, John
Kuwait
Kwasniewski, Aleksander
Kyl, Jon, Chapter 3.1, 9.1
Kyoto Protocol
L
Lackawanna Six
Lagos, Ricardo
Lahoud, Emile
LaMontagne, Margaret, Chapter 2.1 see Margaret Spellings
Landrieu, Mary
Landry, Tom
Laney, Pete, Chapter 2.1, 2.2
Lantos, Tom
Laughlin, Boyd
Lazear, Eddie
Lea, Tom
Leahy, Patrick
Leavitt, Mike, Chapter 9.1, 13.1
Lebanon, Chapter 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
Lefkowitz, Jay, Chapter 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 11.1
Lehman Brothers, Chapter 14.1, 14.2
Lehrer, Jim
Leonhard, Wolfgang
Lesotho
Levin, Carl
Libbi, Abu Faraj al
Libby, I. Lewis “Scooter,” Chapter 3.1, 7.1
Liberia
Libya
Lieberman, Joe, Chapter 3.1, 3.2, 6.1, 8.1, 12.1
Lincoln, Abraham, Chapter 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 12.1, 12.2
Lincoln (Carwardine)
Lindsey, Larry, Chapter 3.1, 14.1
Lives of Others, The (film)
Livni, Tzipi
Lockhart, Jim
Lombardi, Vince
Los Angeles riots of 1992
Los Angeles Times, Chapter 12.1, 13.1
Lott, Trent
Lugar, Dick
Lussier, John “Skip,” Chapter 8.1
Lute, Gen. Doug
Luti, Bill
Luttig, Michael
Luttrell, Marcus
Lyons, Tom
M
Mahon, George
Malaria Initiative, Chapter 11.1, 11.2, 11.3
Maliki, Nouri al, Chapter 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, 12.9, 12.10, 12.11
Malini, Srini
Malloy, Ed “Monk,” Chapter 4.1
Mandela, Nelson
Marinzel, Eddie
Marshall, John, Chapter 3.1, 6.1
Martinez, Mel
Marting, Del
Mason, George, Chapter 9.1, 9.2
Massoud, Ahmad Shah
Mayfield, Max, Chapter 10.1, 10.2
Mays, Willie
May-Treanor, Misty
Mbeki, Thabo
McCain, John
financial crisis of 2008, Chapter 14.1, 14.2
Iraq war, Chapter 12.1, 12.2
presidential campaign of 2000, Chapter 3.1, 3.2
presidential campaign of 2008, Chapter 14.1, 14.2
McCarrick, Theodore, Chapter 5.1, 11.1
McChrystal, Gen. Stanley
McClellan, Mark, Chapter 9.1 9.2
McCleskey, Robert, Chapter 1.1, 2.1
McConnell, John
McConnell, Mike
McConnell, Mitch, Chapter 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 14.1, 14.2
McCormick, Dave
McCullough, David
McCurry, Mike
McGovern, George
McGurk, Brett, Chapter 12.1 12.2, 12.3
McKinley, William, Chapter 2.1, 6.1, 7.1
McLaughlin, John, Chapter 7.1 8.1
McMahon, Vance
McMaster, Col. H.R.
McNamara, Robert, Chapter 7.1, 12.1
Medicare reform, Chapter 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
Medvedev, Dmitry, Chapter 13.1, 13.2
Mehlman, Ken
Mellon, Stanley
Merkel, Angela, Chapter 11.1, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
Merrill Lynch, Chapter 14.1, 14.2
Meshkov, Alexei
Meyer, Dan
Midland, Texas, Chapter 1.1, 2.1
Miers, Harriet, Chapter 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 10.1
Mihdhar, Khalid al
Military tribunals system, Chapter 6.1, 6.2
Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)
Miller, George
Mills, Buzz
Milosevic, Slobodan
Mineta, Norm, Chapter 5.1, 5.2
Mogae, Festus
Mohammed, Khalid Sheikh, Chapter 6.1, 6.2, 7.1
Mondale, Walter, Chapter 2.1, 3.2
Moore, Michael, Chapter 9.1, 9.2
moral hazard
Morell, Mike, Chapter 5.1, 5.2
Morris, Edmund
Morrison, Jack
Moscow Treaty
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
MoveOn.org
Mubarak, Hosni
Mueller, Bob, Chapter 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1
Mugabe, Robert
Mugyenyi, Peter, Chapter 11.1, 11.2
Mujahideen
Mukasey, Mike
Mullen, Adm. Mike, Chapter 12.1, 12.2
Murphy, Lt. Michael
Murtha, John
Museveni, Yoweri
Musharraf, Pervez, Chapter 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
Myers, Gen. Dick, Chapter 5.
1, 7.1 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2
N
Nagin, Ray, Chapter 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5
Nasrallah, Hassan
National Counterterrorism Center
National Operations Center
National Right to Life
National Security Agency (NSA), Chapter 6.1, 6.2
NATO expansion, Chapter 13.1, 13.2
Neblett, Charles
Negroponte, John, Chapter 8.1, 12.1
Newcombe, John and Angie, Chapter 1.1, 1.2
New Orleans, Chapter 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11
New York Times, Chapter 6.1, 7.1, 12.1, 14.1
Niger uranium incident
Nightlight Christian Adoptions, Chapter 4.1, 4.2
Nixon, Richard, Chapter 1.1, 3.1, 6.1, 7.1, 14.1, Epilogue
No Child Left Behind legislation, Chapter 9.1, 9.2, 10.1
Noriega, Manuel, Chapter 3.1, 7.1
Norquist, Grover
North, Don
Northern Alliance, Chapter 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
North Korea, Chapter 8.1, 13.1
nuclear weapons program, Chapter 3.1, 13.1
Novak, Bob
Novelli, Bill
nuclear cooperation
nuclear weapons programs
Iran
North Korea, Chapter 3.1, 13.1
Syria
Nussle, Jim, Chapter 2.1, 14.1
O
Obama, Barack, Chapter 3.1, 3.2, 7.1, 11.1, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5, Epilogue
Obasanjo, Olusegun
O’Connor, Sandra Day
Odierno, Lt. Anthony
Odierno, Gen. Ray, Chapter 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4
Oil industry, Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
Olmert, Ehud, Chapter 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5
Olson, Barbara
Olson, Ted, Chapter 3.1, 5.1
Olympic Games of 2008
Omar, Mullah
Onderdonk, Julian
O’Neill, Jan, Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 13.1
O’Neill, Joe, Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1 13.1
O’Neill, Dr. Joe
O’Neill, Paul, Chapter 3.1, 7.1
Operation Enduring Freedom. See Afghanistan war
Operation Iraqi Freedom. See Iraq war
Osterweis, Rollin G.
O’Sullivan, Meghan, Chapter 12.1, 12.2
Overlock, Mike
Owen, Priscilla, Chapter 3.1, 3.2
P
Pace, Gen. Pete, Chapter 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6
Pakistan
Afghanistan war, Chapter 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
political crisis of 2007
Palestinians, Chapter 13.1, 13.2
Panama intervention of 1989
Pardon policy
Partisanship in American politics, Chapter 4.1, 9.1
Pataki, George, Chapter 5.1, 5.2, 10.1
PATRIOT Act, Chapter 6.1, 6.2
Patterson, Lynn
Paulison, Dave
Paulson, Hank, Chapter 13.1, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 14.7, 14.8, 14.9, 14.10, 14.11, 14.12, 14.13, 14.14, 14.15