However, as Rumsfeld continually repeats his various ethos with his usual folksy demeanor, Morris gradually maps out the defense secretary’s thought patterns, making it clear that he tends to put confounding principles ahead of rational decision-making. In essence, “The Unknown Known” puts a literal closeup on the face of denial. Without dropping his oddly upbeat delivery, Rumsfeld constantly prevaricates and falls back on abstractions rather than recognizing many of his errors. While he does recall his election to Congress at age 30 and initial defense post in 1975, Morris mainly focuses on recent events. For those with the stamina to revisit the series of half-truths and tactical blunders of the Bush Administration that led to the start of the Iraq War and continued with its disastrous execution, “The Unknown Known” provides an infuriating flashback to Rumsfeld’s dysfunctional leadership without making much a case for any of his virtues - save, perhaps, for some element of charisma that managed to sustain him through the years.
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