Includes index.

Reshaping America's destiny: the legacy of George W. Bush (March 21, 2003) -- The second salvo (March 21, 2003) -- Conflicts of war (March 22, 2003) -- Dear leader (March 24, 2003) -- War watchers guide (March 25, 2003) -- The first week (March 26, 2003) -- A peaceful nation (March 27, 2003) -- Reversal of strategy (March 27, 2003) -- Not yet shocked or awed (March 28, 2003) -- Future ghosts? (March 28, 2003) -- A war of three duels (March 30, 2003) -- Other wars (April 2, 2003) -- Baghdad bound (April 5, 2003) -- Check your six, Mr. Bush (April 30, 2003) -- Noble aims, suspect judgment (May 14, 2003) -- Hire an admiral (June 11, 2003) -- Intentions gone awry (June 25, 2003) -- Transforming NATO/OTAN (July 10, 2003) -- Season of discontent (July 11, 2003) -- There's something about Newt (July 15, 2003) -- Rebuilding Iraq : a surprising challenge for Japan! (July 18, 2003) -- The dreaded 'v' word (July 25, 2003) -- Troubled times in Asia (August 6, 2003) -- No more duct tape please (August 20, 2003) -- Another Blair Witch Project (September 3, 2003) -- Political storms and turbulence lie ahead (September 17, 2003) -- The NATO response force (October 15, 2003) -- How to win in Iraq (October 29, 2003) -- The gift of freedom (November 12, 2003) -- The aftermath of September 11 (November 26, 2003) -- Christmas for policy ghosts (December 24, 2003) -- Assessing the war (January 7, 2004) -- 2004 : peace, peril or probably unpredictable? (January 14, 2004) -- Foreign policy counts (January 21, 2004) -- From Prague to Prague (February 4, 2004) -- America's failure : intelligence or judgment? (February 14, 2004) -- Judgment calls (February 18, 2004) -- America in wonderland? (March 3, 2004) -- Iraqi retrospective : winning, losing or staying afloat? (March 15, 2004) -- From chaos to destruction (March 17, 2004) -- Do ask, do tell (March 31, 2004) -- April fool's or the cruelest month : what lies ahead? (April 8, 2004) -- Phony war no more (April 14, 2004) -- Is it over, "over there"? (April 28, 2004) -- A big idea for Japan (May 8, 2004) -- The art of the possible (May 12, 2004) -- Quandry in Iraq (May 26, 2004) -- Last crusades and last heroes? (June 9, 2004) -- A gathering storm (June 23, 2004) -- Three presidential ideas (July 7, 2004) -- A dangerous world? (July 21, 2004) -- Blind, deaf, and dumb (August 4, 2004) -- The Russo-Japanese War a century later : some useful history (August 15, 2004) -- Vietnam ghosts, part II (August 24, 2004) -- Magic or malevolent dragon? (October 13, 2004) -- Dear Mr. President (October 27, 2004) -- No good choices (November 10, 2004) -- Finishing business : ten steps to win the global war on terror (November 15, 2004) -- Titanic problems ahead (November 24, 2004).