1. A War President's Decisions: Seeking Insights
Part I. Path to the White House
2. The Fortunate Son: Star-Spangled Eyes
Deep Pockets, Empty Wells
3. Lone Star Challenger: A Taste of Power
Changing the Texas Landscape
4. White House Quest: Selling the Son
Part II. A War President Emerges
5. The Early Months: Clear-Eyed Realism
Strategic Ambiguity or Confusion?
Missile Defense, Not Terrorism
Rejecting Clinton's Diplomacy
6. Ignored Warnings: A Call to Destiny
7. New Kind of War: Breaking the Rules
The "Quaint" Geneva Conventions
8. March to War: Vision or Vengeance?
Victory or Unfinished Business?
The Neoconservatives' Moment
Next Step in War on Terror
Decision-Making in the Shadows
9. Bush's War: Break It...and It's Yours
Part III. Pursuing a Vision
10. Axis of Evil: An Inverted Threat Matrix
11. Ending Tyranny: Bush's Democracy Agenda
Controlled Path to Democracy
12. Tested by Fire: Mixed Legacy
Assessment of the War President
