01561cam a2200289 4500 2357461939 TxAuBib 20080319120000.0 071023s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2007043860 9780061436963 0061436968 (OCoLC)180689977 DLC DLC BAKER BTCTA YDXCP CPK TxAuBib Hagel, Chuck, 1946- America [BOOK] : our next chapter : tough questions, straight answers / Chuck Hagel. New York : Ecco, 2008. 306 p. Lit by lightening -- Iraq I : reality, illusion, and politics -- Iraq II : where was Congress? -- Fire in the Holy Land : Israel and the Arabs -- Ayatollahs, blue jeans, and nukes : the question of Iran -- China : the once and future superpower -- Optics : seeing the world through a wider lens -- Terrorism vs. tolerance -- Who speaks up for the rifleman? -- Our sword and shield -- "Always shoulder the wheel" -- Crabs or prairie dogs : politics and paralysis -- Beyond gridlock : a new electoral scenario? -- Competitiveness : staying in the game -- Entitled? -- Conclusion: Leadership -- My Mount Rushmore. 20151005. Political leadership United States. United States Foreign relations 2001- United States Politics and government 2001- United States Economic policy 2001- United States Forecasting. Nebraska author.