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vikingwolf's review against another edition
3.0
This was a good read. It is the behind the scenes planning of the war on terror, showing the arguments and disagreements over whether or not to invade Iraq and if Saddam was involved in 9/11. It shows how all the main government ministers reacted to the plan and in particular how opposed Colin Powell was to it. It was great to see what was happening in these war cabinet meetings and see how it was all planned.
careydnelson's review against another edition
4.0
My first bit of research before Mr. Woodward's (first?) book on Trump lands next month. What's done is done and I learned a lot from this about things I wasn't plugged into as an eighth grader. What an experience to read an account of the start of the war then the next day read in the NYT about the same war seventeen years later crossing three presidencies and having no exit strategy.
The abridged audiobook was jarring in places.
The abridged audiobook was jarring in places.
kandicez's review against another edition
3.0
I don't want to debate, but this book kept me in, and left me, in a state of supreme anger!
bpsalinas's review against another edition
4.0
Reading this book is much like watching the proverbial train wreck. You can see that most everyone - notably Bush - has the best of intentions, but you know it will all turn out horribly. Notably, it is fascinating to see the war cabinet plant the seeds of their unjustified war in Iraq. They certainly were not evil; they just did it all wrong.
seanmcaneny's review against another edition
1.0
Bob Woodward is back in the news for perhaps some irresponsible journalism. Looks like in the 18 years between this book and now absolutely nothing has changed.
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