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As usual, woodwards sources and access are almost suspiciously excellent. Buy a cheap copy of plan of attack book by bob woodward. Bob woodwards insider account of the buildup to the iraq war, plan of attack, confirms that bush was committed to the invasion within weeks. I have been blessed to have him assist me fulltime in the reporting, writing, research and conception. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books. Early in his presidency bush decided that saddam hussein needed to be removed from power, and that it would have to be done through war. It was promoted as a behind thescenes account of how and why president george w. May 07, 2004 bob woodward s inside story of the runup to war in iraq, plan of attack, shows the us capital to be one of the most dysfunctional places on earth, says jonathan freedland. Bob woodward s latest book, plan of attack offers not only an intimate glimpse into the bush white house, known for its secrecy and closed door policy, it gives the reader a window into the. Within days, books by highprofile writers are digested, discussed, and referenced. Bob woodward a yale graduate who had served in the navy, woodward talked his way into a job as a reporter for the metro section of the washington post in 1970. Robert bob upshur woodward is an assistant managing editor of the washington post. Bob woodwards inside story of the runup to war in iraq, plan of attack, shows the us capital to be one of the most dysfunctional places on. Later, he kept it to himself because it came as part of a confidential conversation with a source.
In all the presidents men it was he, together with carl bernstein, who exposed the watergate scandal and he has been giving us a privileged frontrow seat to whitehouse intrigue and decisionmaking ever since. Bob woodward s latest landmark account of washington decision making provides an original, authoritative. Plan of attack is the definitive account of how and why president george w. While an investigative reporter for that newspaper, woodward, working with fellow reporter carl bernstein, helped uncover the watergate scandal that led to u. Unlike plan of attack, we never get the sequel, or the revision. While his lordship used the power of judicial summons.
Journalist bob woodward calls his new book, plan of attack, the first detailed, behindthescenes account of how and why the president decided to wage war in iraq. Bob woodward, american journalist and author who, with carl bernstein, broke and reported on the watergate scandal for the washington post. It details the days from the end of 911 through the invasion of iraq. First came the faint, premonitory rumors, gaining force as the publishing date approached, about what might be in bob woodward s latest book. Bob woodward throws an interception the new yorker. Jul 05, 2011 does anyone actually read bob woodwards books. Bush, his war council, and allies launched a preemptive attack to topple saddam hussein and occupy iraq. In preparing to write plan of attack, woodward had bushs full cooperation.
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