
State of Denial
Bush at War, Part III
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Narrated by:
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Boyd Gaines
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By:
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Bob Woodward
State of Denial answers the core questions: What happened after the invasion of Iraq? Why? How does Bush make decisions and manage the war that he chose to define his presidency? And, is there an achievable plan for victory? After more than three decades of reporting on national security decision making, including his two #1 national best sellers on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Bush at War and Plan of Attack, Woodward provides the fullest account, and explanation, of the road Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice, and the White House staff have walked.
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Critic reviews
"Mr. Woodward's first two books about the Bush administration, Bush at War and Plan of Attack, portrayed a president firmly in command and a loyal, well-run team responding to a surprise attack and the retaliation that followed. As its title indicates, State of Denial follows a very different storyline, of an administration that seemed to have only a foggy notion that early military success in Iraq had given way to resentment of the occupiers." (The New York Times)
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Need the unabridged version
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Concerning and hard to put down
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You don't have to be against Bush to find value in this book. Some people surely will only this read to affirm what they have already made up in their minds about the former President. But I think it paints a deeper character of Bush, in a good way in many cases, than the 2D image you get while he is in office and shielded from real media encounters.
In an abstract sense, it is also provides great insight into how the behind the scene agency interactions have a great effect on the course of our nation. It gives life and character to the leaders of our bureaucracy in a way that can only help prepare each of us for the role of informed citizens we have to play out in our Democracy.
Interesting, ejoyable
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A Measured Critique
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Invaluable and inimitable
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My only complaint is with the abridgment. It’s already dense and it becomes so dense you almost have to take notes in order to keep the names straight. In many ways the unabridged hardcopy is much better.
I’m Tired of the Hacks, Bring Back the Wonks
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Shocking!
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Great series!
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Excellant!
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The interesting perspectives for me were that (1) Bush is more disinterested and stubborn than a zealot (2) Rumsfeld and Chaney are the Real culprits (3) Powell didn't stand up to be counted when it was most needed and (4) Garner, it turns out, Did know what he was doing.
After finishing the book it is indeed sad that Bush gave Bremmer and Tenant the medal of freedom
No Real Surprises Here
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