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Berstein's book provides the reader with insightful analysis regarding the various wars in which American has become embroiled. Like the others of the series, the book relies heavily on documents and interviews with the primary players in the war on terrorism. Bernsstein's usual well-crafted writing is up to his customary standard, and, although the book tends to bog down upon occasion, contains much information valuable to those of us who are politically involved, or simply interested in the mechanics of how things happen in such tmes. I highly recommend this book, along with the others in the series (Bush at War is the first of three) for serious students of contemporary history. Susan G. Lander
This book is the final edition of Bob Woodward's trilogy on the Bush Administration's handling of the 9/11 attacks and the actions that led to the war in Iraq. I've read the first two books and found them to be quite accurate and very troubling. Even in the face of evidence contrary to what the Bush administration was telling us (the American people), the Bush administration continued to perpetuate their version of events and actions. If anyone took the time to look beneath the surface of the administrations claims, it was easy to see that they were misleading all of us to support a failed policy and an illegitimate war. In "State of Denial", Woodward holds no punches. I guess he figured he could air all the facts because this was to be his final book on the Bush administration. You don't need to read the first two books, "Plan of Attack" and "Bush at War" prior to reading this book. Woodward reiterates the pertinent events from the first two books in this edition, so this book really does provide you with a complete picture of the events leading up to, during and after the Iraq war. The fact that I found most troubling, about the Bush administration, is that they did engage a number of experts to plan the war and plan the peace. Unfortunately, Donald Rumsfeld tossed all of the realistic plans out and enlisted his own "experts" to execute the post conflict Iraq war policy. Donald Rumsfeld was so much of a control freak that he subverted any attempt by the State Department to provide their expertise. In effect, Donald Rumsfeld executed a plan for failure that had been predicted before the first bomb was dropped. This book is a sobering assessment of the failures in communication between various cabinet secretaries and their top tier personnel. It also explains the intelligence failures; the CIA and DIA actually had better intel than we were led to believe, but since it didn't support the President's policy it was either ignored or relegated to less significance. If you're interested in learning why we are stuck in the quagmire called Iraq, then you really should read this book. I've found that all of Bob Woodwards assertions have been backed up by other books on this subject and relevant news articles throughout the lead up to and post war period. In my opinion, Bob Woodward hits a home run with this final episode regarding the Iraq debacle. Read it to learn the TRUTH.Read full review
The information is extremely interesting, but the delivery is quite convoluted. The author provides a lot of names and facts, without establishing a clear sequence for those events. Overall, good and interesting. JR
As a reporter, Bob Woodward is excellent. However, the reader has to tie all of the books together to understand what Bush has done in Iraq - and that is make suicide bomber magnets out of our troops. read about it at http://www.nationldefenseparty.blogspot.com
Great work .. wonderful job... detailed and interesting.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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