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Bush at War by Bob Woodward
Asalamoalaikum Friends,
I am posting Bush at War by Bob Woodward. I think, it will be interesting, informative and helpful for all of us. Specially It will help us in preparing Ca Paper. Here is what Bob Woodward himself have to say about this book. A NOTE TO READERS This is an account of President George W. Bush at war during the first 100 days after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The information I obtained for this book includes contemporaneous notes taken during more than 50 National Security Council and other meetings where the most important decisions were discussed and made. Many direct quotations of the president and the war cabinet members come from these notes. Other personal notes, memos, calendars, written internal chronologies, transcripts and other documents also were the basis for direct quotations and other parts of this story. In addition, I interviewed more than 100 people involved in the decision making and execution of the war, including President Bush, key war cabinet members, the White House staff, and officials currently serving at various levels of the Defense and State Departments and the CIA. Most sources were interviewed multiple times, several a half-dozen or more times. Most of the interviews were conducted on background--meaning that I could use the information but the sources would not be identified by name in this book. Nearly all allowed me to tape-record our interviews, so the story could be told more fully and with the exact language they used. I have attributed thoughts, conclusions and feelings to the participants. These come either from the person himself, a colleague with direct knowledge of them, or the written record--both classified and unclassified. President Bush was interviewed on the record twice--once for 90 minutes by myself and Dan Balz, a colleague at The Washington Post, for a lengthy eight-part series, "Ten Days in September," which was published in the Post in early 2002. I have drawn on that interview and the series for a portion of this book. I interviewed President Bush a second time on August 20, 2002, at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, for two hours and 25 minutes. The transcript shows that I asked questions or made short comments 300 times. The president gave specific answers, often very detailed, about his reactions and reasoning behind the main decisions and turning points in the war. War planning and war making involve secret information. I have used a good deal of it, trying to provide new specific details without harming sensitive operations or relationships with foreign governments. This is not a sanitized version, and the censors, if we had them in the United States--thank God we don't--would no doubt draw the line at a different, more restrictive place than I have. This book contains a voluminous amount of new, documented information which I was able to obtain while memories were freshest and notes could be deciphered. It is an inside account, largely the story as the insiders saw it, heard it and lived it. Since it covers events and secret deliberations that began just over a year ago, it is an early version. But I was able to test the information I had for accuracy and context with trusted sources I have known for years and in some cases decades. Criticism, the judgments of history and other information may, over the coming months and years, alter the historical understanding of this era. This is my effort to get the best obtainable version of the truth. In 1991, I published a book called The Commanders which was about the 1989 invasion of Panama and the lead-up to the Gulf War during the presidency of Bush's father, President George H.W. Bush. "The decision to go to war is one that defines a nation, both to the world and, perhaps more importantly, to itself," I wrote at the beginning of that book. "There is no more serious business for a national government, no more accurate measure of national leadership." That is truer today than perhaps ever. Bob Woodward October 11,2002 Washington, D.C. Regards, [attach][/attach]
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Hi Friends,
I am unable to attach the file. I don't know what is the problem Please help me . Thank you in advance. |
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Walaikum Salaam,
Brother Ufsir, first I would like to welcome you on this forum.Secondly, I am very glad to see you taking interest in the forum and providing some worthy information to all of us. Now coming back to the attachment problem, actually we can't have bigger attachments here at the forum. The maximum attachment size for a zip file is around 98 kb. I guess your file is bigger than 98 kb that is the possible reason of the problem. Now what is the solution? You can either use www.megaupload.com or www.rapidshare.de to attach your file and then you can post a link over here. Hope it will help, please let me know if you have any problem in the process.I am eagerly waiting for that book. Regrads, Satan
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Satan jee
Thank you for your welcome, appreciation and help. I will try to upload this book in that way which you suggested. hope it will work. Dear Brothers and Sisters, Here is Bush at War By Bob Woodward. I hope you will enjoy it. Regards, Last edited by Princess Royal; Saturday, April 05, 2008 at 06:26 PM. |
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