Obama's Wars

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"Obama's Wars" is a nonfiction book by journalist Bob Woodward that examines the internal debates and decision-making within the Obama administration over the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf journalistic work
nonfiction book
political book
aboutEvent U.S. military surge in Afghanistan
drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq
post-9/11 counterterrorism operations
author Bob Woodward
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts civil-military tensions over Afghanistan strategy
development of troop surge options in Afghanistan
interagency meetings in the Situation Room
policy process in the Obama White House
documents Obama administration war councils
conflicts among senior advisers
strategic reviews ordered by Barack Obama
featuresCharacter Barack Obama
David Petraeus
Hillary Clinton
James Jones
Joe Biden
Rahm Emanuel
Robert M. Gates
surface form: Robert Gates

General Stanley A. McChrystal
surface form: Stanley McChrystal
focusesOn Afghanistan war strategy review
Iraq troop withdrawal planning
counterterrorism policy
internal debates within the Obama administration
genre investigative journalism
political nonfiction
hasPerspective insider account of policy deliberations
language English
mainSubject Barack Obama presidency
surface form: Barack Obama administration

Iraq War
U.S. foreign policy
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan

national security decision-making
mediaType book
print
notableFor detailed sourcing from high-level officials
portrayal of Obama as deeply involved in war planning
partOf Bob Woodward's series of books on U.S. presidents
publisher Simon & Schuster
setting Washington, D.C.
White House Situation Room
subjectOccupationOfPeopleDepicted U.S. military commanders
U.S. political leaders
timePeriodCovered early years of the Obama presidency
first term of Barack Obama
workOf Bob Woodward

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