While America sleeps : a wake-up call for the post-9/11 era / Russ Feingold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feingold, Russ, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture.

History.

Progressivism (United States politics).

Terrorism--Government policy.

United States--Foreign relations--2001-2009.

United States.

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations--2009-.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

Terrorism--Government policy--United States--History--21st century.

Terrorism.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Politics and government.

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

Progressivism (United States politics)--History--21st century.

Political culture--United States--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

viii, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Crown Publishers, [2012]

Summary:

Champion of progressives and liberals, former U.S. Senator Feingold explains from his unique view where America went wrong after September 11th and how to fix the mess.

Contents:

Losing our focus on Al Qaeda

A quiet, almost smoldering determination

A growing climate of fear in the Capital

The Iraq deception

A game of risk

In for a penny, in for a pound

Manipulating the trauma of 9/11

An old wish list of the FBI

A pre-1776 mindset

Morphing Islam into Al Qaeda

Trivializing national security and foreign policy for political gain

Economic collapse and the loss of international focus

Awakening America

Members of Congress engaging other countries

Americans reaching out to the rest of the world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780307952523

0307952525

OCLC:

727702900