State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III (Repost)
Bob Woodward "State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III"
Simon & Schuster | English | September 3, 2007 | ISBN: 0743272242 | 576 pages | azw, epub, lrf, mobi | 3,4 mb
Simon & Schuster | English | September 3, 2007 | ISBN: 0743272242 | 576 pages | azw, epub, lrf, mobi | 3,4 mb
I've read all three of Woodward's "Bush" books, State of Denial presents a very different picture of Bush and the White house than the previous two. The picture that emerges is of a White House intent on using disinformation to deceive the public. This same White House is portrayed to be awash in political infighting, and to lack a leader with the vision to produce an appropriate long term strategy. In SoD Woodward presents information that shows that although disinformation has been part of the approach to Iraq from the start, it reached a much higher level during the 2004 campaign. Information is presented clearly demonstrating that the Bush administration wasn't interested in the threat of terrorism on US soil prior to 9/11.
Now, much of this information has been available in less reputable sources for quite a while. What Woodward accomplishes is to provide a well reasoned and researched indictment of the Bush White House. Time will tell if the facts in here are correct, but assuming the majority are the conclusion is that the US has been poorly served by an incompetent government.