David Sanger, a 26-year veteran of the New York Times, and the paper’s chief Washington correspondent, has shared in two Pulitzer Prizes. His eye-opening book on the state of the world that Obama inherits was published in January by Random House. It retails for $26.95 ($32 in Canada). Book length: 464 pages. Review length: 74 words.
Part I
Bush was distracted
Iran took full advantage
Got all they needed
Part II
A false Marshall Plan
Jihadists without borders
Pray for the Afghans
Part III
Prez backed the wrong horse
Are their nukes under control?
Musharraf played us
Part IV
Kim won’t use his bombs
He sells to the Syrians
“Let’s Eat Two Meals!“
Part V
Partner or rival?
Chinese talk green, export smog
We’re reasonably screwed
Part VI
Three scenarios
Loose nukes, germs, cyber attacks
Defenses feeble
Takeaway Message
These are scary times
Can Obama save us all?
Shit or get off pot
Follow Michael Mechanic on Twitter.
We have a new comment system! We are now using Coral, from Vox Media, for comments on all new articles. We'd love your feedback.