State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III - Bob Woodward

Written by Bob Woodward
Read by Boyd Gaines
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Unabridged

Bob Woodward’s third out of a four book series on President Bush, released in 2006. Following his “Bush at War” in 2002, “Plan of Attack” in 2004, before “The War Within” in 2008. State of Denial is a sweeping narrative — from the first days George W. Bush thought seriously about running for president through the recruitment of his national security team, the war in Afghanistan, the invasion and occupation of Iraq, and the struggle for political survival in the second term.

It examines how the Bush administration avoided telling the truth about Iraq to the public, to Congress, and often to themselves. Two days after the May report, the Pentagon told Congress, in a report required by law, that the “appeal and motivation for continued violent action will begin to wane in early 2007.” State of Denial answers the core questions: What happened after the invasion of Iraq? Why? How does Bush make decisions and manage a 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 bestsellers on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Bush at War (2002) and Plan of Attack (2004) — Woodward provides the fullest account, and explanation, of the road Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice and the White House staff have walked.

- to those interested, “Plan of Attack” in 2004 and “The War Within” in 2008 will be available soon.