Senator Hagel (R-Nebraska) stands out from many of the rest of his Republican colleagues for his relative willingness to buck some of his party's current orthodoxies. In this book, he offers his thoughts on a variety of political issues facing the United States. He addresses the failures of the Bush administration and Congress in taking us to war in Iraq, the Israel-Palestine conflict, diplomatic engagement with Iran, relations with China, multilateralism, overreliance on military power, volunteerism, partisan gridlock, social security, and health care, among other topics. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.