Plan of Attack

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Plan of Attack is a nonfiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the Bush administration’s decision-making and strategy leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf investigative journalism book
nonfiction book
about U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq
weapons of mass destruction intelligence controversy
author Bob Woodward
awarded commercial success and bestseller status
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts internal debates within the Bush administration
role of intelligence in the Iraq War decision
strategy discussions among top U.S. officials
featuresPerson Colin Powell
Condoleezza Rice
Dick Cheney
Donald Rumsfeld
George W. Bush
Paul Wolfowitz
focusesOnEvent post-9/11 U.S. national security decision-making
pre-war planning for the Iraq invasion
followedBy State of Denial
follows Bush at War
format hardcover
paperback
genre journalism
political nonfiction
hasAuthorRole Bob Woodward
hasISBN hardcover edition ISBN (Simon & Schuster, 2004)
hasPerspective reportorial, behind-the-scenes narrative
language English
mainSubject 2003 invasion of Iraq
George W. Bush administration
Iraq War planning
U.S. foreign policy
market global
mediaType print
notableFor detailed insider accounts of Iraq War planning
use of interviews with senior U.S. officials
partOf Bob Woodward’s series on the Bush administration
placeOfPublication New York City
publicationDate 2004
publisher Simon & Schuster
setting Pentagon
U.S. national security apparatus
White House
subjectOf critical reviews about Iraq War decision-making
timePeriodCovered lead-up to the 2003 Iraq invasion
post-September 11, 2001 era

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