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The Obamians : the struggle inside the White House to redefine American power / James Mann.

by Mann, Jim, 1946-

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New York : Viking, 2012.

Obama, Barack -- Political and social views.

Obama, Barack -- Friends and associates.

Democratic Party (U.S.) -- History -- 21st century.

Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History -- 21st century.

Presidents -- United States -- Biography.

Politicians -- United States -- Biography.

United States -- Foreign relations -- 2009-

United States -- Military policy.

United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.

9780670023769 (hbk.) :

xx, 392 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Prologue -- "A Look I Recognized" -- "I'm Running Out of Demons" -- Democrats In Exile -- The Trout Fishers -- The Obamians -- "Join Us" -- The Campaign: "Kill Terrorists Around the World" -- CIA and the "Aw, Shit!" Campaign -- Afghanistan, the Second COIN -- "It's Not Like This Ghost in His Head" -- The Speeches: "Evil Does Exist" -- The Scowcroft Democrats -- No Roosevelt, No Churchill, No Brandy -- "Iran, Iran, Iran and Iran" -- The Outsiders -- "Just Richard Being Richard" -- Hillary Clinton's Miracle Speech -- "Now Means Yesterday" -- "We Are All Democrats Now" -- Libya : To Fly -- "Fight Your Way Out?" -- Conclusion.

An analysis of the events, ideas, and conflicts that have defined the Obama administration's foreign policy explores the struggles to enact coherent and effective policies at a time of global turmoil.

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