State of Denial
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State of Denial is a nonfiction book by journalist Bob Woodward that critically examines the Bush administration’s handling of the Iraq War and the broader war on terror.
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| instanceOf |
nonfiction book
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political book → |
| about |
Condoleezza Rice
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Dick Cheney → Donald Rumsfeld → George W. Bush → |
| author |
Bob Woodward
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticizes |
Donald Rumsfeld
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White House handling of prewar intelligence → lack of postwar planning in Iraq → management of the Iraq War by the Bush administration → |
| depicts |
Bush administration officials as resistant to bad news about Iraq
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tensions between military commanders and civilian leadership → tensions between the Pentagon and the State Department → |
| focusesOn |
handling of the Iraq War by the Bush administration
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intelligence failures before the Iraq War → internal conflicts within the Bush administration → planning and execution of the Iraq invasion → post-invasion occupation of Iraq → public messaging about the Iraq War → |
| follows |
Plan of Attack
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| genre |
investigative journalism
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political nonfiction → |
| hasPerspective |
critical of official narratives about the Iraq War
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| language |
English
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| mainTheme |
consequences of flawed policy-making in wartime
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disconnect between public statements and internal assessments of the Iraq War → role of denial and optimism in government decision-making → |
| mediaType |
print
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| notableFor |
critical portrayal of the Bush administration during the Iraq War
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detailed insider account of Iraq War decision-making → |
| partOf |
Bob Woodward books on the Bush presidency
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| precedes |
The War Within
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| publicationDate |
2006
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| publisher |
Simon & Schuster
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| subject |
George W. Bush administration
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Iraq War → United States foreign policy → United States national security policy → decision-making in the Bush administration → war on terror → |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 2000s
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early years of the Iraq occupation → run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq → |
| usesSourceType |
classified or confidential documents
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interviews with senior U.S. officials → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Bob Woodward
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Robert Upshur Woodward → |
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Plan of Attack
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