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Plan of Attack
- Narrateur(s): Boyd Gaines
- Durée: 6 h et 38 min
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Description
Based on interviews with 75 key participants and more than three-and-a half hours of exclusive interviews with President Bush, Plan of Attack is part presidential history charting the decisions made during 16 critical months; part military history; and part a harrowing spy story as the CIA dispatches a covert paramilitary team into northern Iraq six months before the start of the war.
What emerges are astonishingly intimate portraits: President Bush in war cabinet meetings and in private conversation; Dick Cheney, the focused and driven vice president; Colin Powell, the conflicted and cautious secretary of state; Donald Rumsfeld, the controlling war technocrat; George Tenet, the activist CIA director; Tommy Franks, the profane and demanding general; Condoleezza Rice, the ever-present referee and national security adviser; Karl Rove, the hands-on political strategist; other key members of the White House staff and congressional leadership; and foreign leaders ranging from British Prime Minister Blair to Russian President Putin.
Plan of Attack provides new details on the intelligence assessments of Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction and the planning for the war's aftermath.
Ce que les critiques en disent
"A serious book it is, instantly essential, matching America's most celebrated political reporter against the most secretive administration in our history. For once, a hyped product has lived up to its billing....Plan of Attack offers by far the most intimate glimpse we have been granted of the Bush White House, and, better still, a glimpse of the administration's defining moment: its war of choice against Saddam Hussein." (The New York Times)
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
- Michael
- 2004-05-03
Rorschach Test
This is a well written and interesting book, well worth the read. I was amazed at the books subtle tone which allows neo-conservatives to see a strong president taking charge and knee-jerk liberals to see a detached simple-minded bumbler. As I read, I was astounded that the Bush reelection site would be pushing this book (it seemed to present Bush in such a poor light). So I would read the passage again and find that, with a neo-conservative mind set, the same passage could be read as a ringing endorsement of the President. Amazing writing. The down sides are the book is way too short and covers way to little. It barely gets going, and it is over.
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Au global3 out of 5 stars
- abc123abc
- 2004-05-03
no analysis
I've never read any of the author's previous books, but was surprised at how little analysis or personal opinion/perspective was offered by the author. He clearly was the ultimate reporter, just reporting the facts as he heard them. I guess I was hoping for some more editorial comment from someone so inside the beltway. Having said that, I did find it incredible that our president didn't seem to ask anyone of his cabinet if we should go to war. He just followed his "gut". A little scary. I'd hate to think all his major decisions are made with so little outside input.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
- gustavSpeed
- 2004-04-29
Bush at his Best
How a great President overcame a do-nothing president If only Bob Woodward had gone on the talk shows and talked on what he actually said in the book. This book shows an in charge President bending over backwards to give the enemy the benefit of the doubt.
A great read.
Perhaps if Kerry can read this he will support our President!!
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Au global1 out of 5 stars
- Michael
- 2004-05-03
7 HRs of my life WASTED. Get AGAINST ALL ENEMIES
NOT what it was hyped as. This is Bush At War, part Deux. No surprises, nothing I didn't hear on the news or the many interviews that Woodward gave.
If you haven't paid attention to the news or want to hear a lot of BS about what a great leader *Bush thinks he is*, listen to this one, otherwise skip this one.
ZERO Stars. I kept waiting for the pay off, much like the WMDs themselves, but it isn't there.
AGAINST ALL ENEMIES was 1,000 times better.
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Au global2 out of 5 stars
- URIEL MESHOULAM
- 2004-06-02
Disappointing
Simply put, it is not very interesting. All that is said in the book has been written about in newspaper articles. Maybe it were different if they published an unabridge version, but they didn't. I look forward to reading it, and found it did not add much to what I've already known. It is beyond me how anyone sees the book as flattering to Bush and his adminstration.
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Au global2 out of 5 stars
- Lane
- 2004-08-29
Disjointed and analysis free
Woodward is a great reporter. He could put together a mean deck of Trivial Pursuit cards on politicals, but he can't tell a story. In many cases, he doesn't seem to grasp what he's actually recording. The White House recommended this book because Woodward often seems to miss the point of the facts he's reporting. And when he does, he assumes you will grasp the full thread of implications, too. As a result, the shocking things he does report about the malfunctioning executive branch fails to cohere into a truly telling narrative.
Serious political junkies will find some gems of insight that fill out other's adventures in Bushworld, such as Richard Clarke's or Paul O'Neil's books. For the average reader, the damning material falls flat. For the adoring fans of the president, they will see the resolute words and dote on the detailed unfolding of the war plan. By the time they get done saluting, they've forgotten the parts that might disturb their hero worship.
Useful as the last read on the subject of the Bush administration, useless as a primer.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
- Dan
- 2004-05-17
abridged, but better than nothing
I don't know how much is lost in abridging the book, but it sure does jump around a lot. As others have said, this book will back up your preconceived notions of Bush. Either he is a decisive leader who pushes the country forward or a goof-ball who never saw a fact that he couldn't ignore. Either way you will find this book to be quite educationational. I just wish we could hear the whole book.
Dan
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
- Jon
- 2004-06-16
Woodward likes Bush
I saw all the news shows with Woodward and he seemed so critical of Bush. His book does not come off like that. If he has a problem with anyone it is Cheney. After 9/11 everyone screamed about why we did not connect the dots. Now that we are trying to connect the dots the very same people are screaming that we are trying to connect the dots. If Franklin Roosevelt had to fight WW II with our current press he would have been impeached for the " War atrocities " of Dresden, Hamburg, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
- Edwin
- 2005-01-22
You Are There
This book gives you the impression that you are a fly on the wall during very important discussions and decisions. This book confirmed my belief about the VP's role in the Iraqi invasion. Its over 7 hours, but it is so engaging that you will not want to stop listening.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
- Robert
- 2004-05-25
Excellent Listen
Woodward does it again. Excellent book. Shows the great president George W really is: Hard decisions and focus.
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