Plan of Attack [Hardcover]

Enokling

The author clearly knows his facts and can prove them. He outlines and reveals the massive lies, propaganda, and deceit of Bush and the neo-cons leading up to the Iraq war. An un-called for war, and a war that put U.S. Soldiers in harms way, needlessly. All the while the Bush administration was cutting military pay, combat pay, and Veterans benefits. Not to mention the billions he cut from the Veteran's Administration budget, denying aid to newly disabled veterans. Shame on them, but mostly shame on our President.

The frantic, blind, and zealous followers of King Bush, (King because he was appointed by the Supreme Court and not elected),
Rant and Rave that this is yet another lying assault on their hero.

If this is a book of lies, then why does President Bush endorse the book on his re-election site? Perhaps because, our "Republicant and donut read wells." (Sorry, my attempt at humor)

Seems like the standards of Presidential excellence; the ability to orate and write brilliantly, the deep understanding of history, politics, and the Constitution/Bill of Rights, have died. Shamefully this President has the lowest IQ of ANY President in the history of our country. Several independent studies have evaluated his IQ or lack thereof. It appears a President can start an illegal war, invade a foreign country based on outright lies and deceit, and be a hero to about 50% of Americans. What does that say about that particular segment of our citizens? People who refuse to find and seek the truth and act on it; people who value bluster, bragging, showing off, insincerity, lying, passing the buck, and puffery over intellect, truthfulness, and fairness. Read Woodward, and astute, intelligent, logical author with actual facts.

Woodward, Clarke, Dean, and the list goes on; are heroes, even if I don't always agree with them, they all have one thing in common. They give us different points of views, decent, alternative arguments, which make ourselves objective and aware. Soldiers, firemen, and policemen are heroes because the risk their lives for us every day, usually unappreciated and underpaid. Why has my president dishonored my fellow American Veterans by not having time to attend NOT ONE funeral of a soldier from a war he started. Yet he's taken more vacations and spent more time at home than ANY President in history. You cannot discount Woodward, he is a savvy Washington reporter and insider who can back up his FACTS, FACTS, and more FACTS!

On other conspiracies: if you are open minded and looking for those books begging for its pages to be turned...look no further. I just read a copy of Alien Rapture, by Edgar Fouche, which also blew me away. Fouche was a Top Secret Black Program 'insider', whose credibility has been verified over and over. I also really liked Dan Brown's 'Deception Point,; and 'Angels and Demons.' Want to be shocked, check out Dr. Paul Hill's; 'Unconventional Flying Objects,' which N-NASA tried to ban, and always read the Amazon reviews.

I personally always view polticians with a skeptical eye, fully realizing that their statements and image are largely the products of empty rhetoric based on the findings of focus groups and opinon polls. Very few politicans and government officals say what's really on their minds or speak the whole truth to the public, especially when the truth runs counter to the to agenda because to do so would in many cases, would mean the end of their careers. With that in mind, Woodward's "Plan of Attack" may very well be the most revealing, non-slanted account into what went on in the upper levels of government as Bush and his administration planned for war with Iraq.

In his account we find that the White House is far from being united on Iraq with Powell being the strongest voice advocating diplomacy instead of war and with Cheney being the strongest advocate for using force. Rumsfeld is revealed as being an ambigious figure who closely guards his personal views and instead seems to focus on the intellectual challenge presented by planning for the war. In regards to the president, what I found most striking was his firm commitment to staying the course on war and his apparent complete lack of doubt as to whether or not it was the right thing to do. Some will no doubt see that as a strong trait, while, others (including myself) will see that as arrogant and self-righteous. I for one, would much rather a world leader constantly question himself and his actions instead of blindingly adhereing to them. But that is the book's strongest assest, that it allows the reader to draw their own conclusions and focus on different issues.