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The Fall of the House of Bush: The Untold Story of How a Band of True Believers Seized the Executive Branch, Started the Iraq War, and Still Imperils America's Future
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.931092
EAN: 9780743280754
Edition: 1
ISBN: 074328075X
Label: Scribner
Manufacturer: Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: November 13, 2007
Publisher: Scribner
Studio: Scribner
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Editorial Review:
The presidency of George W. Bush has led to the worst foreign policy decision in the history of the United States -- the bloody, unwinnable war in Iraq. How did this happen? Bush's fateful decision was rooted in events that began decades ago, and until now this story has never been fully told. From Craig Unger, the author of the bestseller House of Bush, House of Saud, comes a comprehensive, deeply sourced, and chilling account of the secret relationship between neoconservative policy makers and the Christian Right, and how they assaulted the most vital safeguards of America's constitutional democracy while pushing the country into the catastrophic quagmire in the Middle East that is getting worse day by day. Among the powerful revelations in this book: Why George W. Bush ignored the sage advice of his father, George H.W. Bush, and took America into war.
How Bush was convinced he was doing God's will.
How Vice President Dick Cheney manipulated George W. Bush, disabled his enemies within the administration, and relentlessly pressed for an attack on Iraq.
Which veteran government official, with the assent of the president's father, protested passionately that the Bush administration was making a catastrophic mistake -- and was ignored.
How information from forged documents that had already been discredited fourteen times by various intelligence agencies found its way into President Bush's State of the Union address in which he made the case for war with Iraq.
How Cheney and the neocons assembled a shadow national security apparatus and created a disinformation pipeline to mislead America and start the war.
A seasoned, award-winning investigative reporter connected to many back-channel political and intelligence sources, Craig Unger knows how to get the big story -- and this one is his most explosive yet. Through scores of interviews with figures in the Christian Right, the neoconservative movement, the Bush administration, and sources close to the Bush family, as well as intelligence agents in the CIA, the Pentagon, and Israel, Unger shows how the Bush administration's certainty that it could bend history to its will has carried America into the disastrous war in Iraq, dooming Bush's presidency to failure and costing America thousands of lives and trillions of dollars. Far from ensuring our security, the Iraq War will be seen as a great strategic pivot point in history that could ignite wider war in the Middle East, particularly in Iran.
Provocative, timely, and disturbing, The Fall of the House of Bush stands as the most comprehensive and dramatic account of how and why George W. Bush took America to war in Iraq.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Another great book by Unger
A very engrossing book with lots of behind the scenes information and details. Almost like the events leading up to a train wreck that you learn about after the fact and ask, Why was this allowed to happen?
It's sad to see the extent to which the everyday citizen has lost control of government in this country--especially when you consider the groups who have taken over and their motives--but this book documents the process in fine detail. The only thing that has not happened yet is a war with ... Read More
Rating:  - An interesting view on the fundamentalist side of Bush
To understand the foundation that led to this failed presidency this book is definitely in my top 5. His faith and his pure fundamentalist perspective shines through in this book.
However, the book fails doesn't include the Bush entourage in its analysis and I think that this is were it falls short. The reborn christian neocon perspective definitely explains the perspective of this presidency. But is not enough to explain how the perspective has been implemented. The entourage of Bush II ... Read More
Rating:  - Pile of liberal horse meat
This book is designed specifically to adorn the shelves of liberal hacks. Nevermind that it's made up and totally inaccurate. Consider it a transfer of wealth from your pocket to the authors, and nothing more.
The is good reason it's the 'untold' story.
Rating: - Required Reading
Every voting American citizen should read this book. It presents the facts on how a small group of people have subverted democratic processes and led our country into economic and military foolishness. The author's research is well-documented and unassailable.
Rating:  - Pulitzer Prize for "Fall of the House of Bush"
Without a doubt this Unger book warrants thorough consideration for a Pulitzer Prize. It compares favorably with the excellent research/documentation of Wright's Pulitzer Prize winner,"The Looming Tower," and should be required reading for all high school seniors. This is a wonderful, engaging read that also is a very critical reminder that citizens in a democracy must question authority with rigor, sincerity and outspokenness; otherwise our democracy will be abducted. While the mainstream media was asleep ... Read More
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