Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

December 2, 2008 8:04:28 PM CST

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

White House Lambastes Woodward

Posted Sep 9, 08 5:22 AM CDT in World,  Arts & Living,  Politics 

(Newser) – The White House has angrily rejected Bob Woodward's claim that the administration was riven by dissent ahead of the surge in Iraq, CNN reports. Woodward wrote in his new book that President Bush pushed troop levels past the Joint Chiefs, ignoring their worries about over-extending the military. The War Within went on sale yesterday.

Woodward, meanwhile, discussed another book bombshell that violence was reduced in Iraq largely by a secret US-led killing operation targeting insurgent leaders. "It is a wonderful example of American ingenuity," Woodward told Larry King yesterday. He refused to discuss further details of the program because to do so would "get people killed," Woodward said.

Sources CNN, CNN

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Bush Pulled Rank on Military Over Surge

    Sep 8, 08 3:14 PM CDT
    Bush Pulled Rank on Military Over Surge In the months leading up to the Iraq surge, President Bush faced a revolt by frustrated Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Washington Post’s Bob Woodward writes in a new book, The War Within. Bush dumped the military leaders’ advice as Iraq spun out of control in fall of 2006, pushing a five-brigade surge on the hesitant generals while pulling rank. More »

  • Bush Ordered Troop Surge Over Internal Opposition

    Aug 31, 08 10:46 AM CDT
    Bush Ordered Troop Surge Over Internal Opposition President Bush’s 2007 addition of 20,000 troops in Iraq helped stabilize the country —but advisers didn’t support the idea until the situation there looked like “civil war,” in the CIA’s words. Instead, the Pentagon wanted to shift responsibilities to Iraqi troops; the State Department wanted to focus fighting elsewhere; and the US Iraq ambassador said a troop surge would hurt conditions there, the New York Times reports.
    More »

  • Top-Secret Woodward Tome Gets a Name

    Aug 19, 08 11:20 AM CDT
    Top-Secret Woodward Tome Gets a Name Bob Woodward’s fourth book on the Bush White House, originally a mere 352 pages, has ballooned into 496 pages of inside dope and is due in stores Sept. 8, Politico reports. And the mystery-shrouded volume, which focuses on the Iraq conflict, officially has a name: The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008. Simon & Schuster says it plans to print 900,000 copies.
    More »

  • McClellan Blasts Bush in Harsh New Memoir

    May 27, 08 8:24 PM CDT
    McClellan Blasts Bush in Harsh New Memoir Former White House spokesman Scott McClellan blasts President Bush for not being "open and forthright" about the war in Iraq and using "propaganda" to sell it, Politico reports. The president "veered terribly off course," McClellan writes in his surprisingly harsh new memoir. He also criticizes the press for not challenging Bush enough, even while admitting that some of his own statements at press conferences were "badly misguided." More »

  • Vt. Towns Vote to Indict Bush, Cheney

    Mar 5, 08 10:04 AM CST
    Vt. Towns Vote to Indict Bush, Cheney Two Vermont towns have voted to arrest President Bush and Vice President Cheney if they ever set foot within their boundaries, the AP reports. The measures, which also call for the pair to be extradited to face trial for unspecified "crimes against the Constitution," passed after a public vote in Brattleboro and an emotional town meeting in Marlboro. More »

Bob Woodward's new book "The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008".   (AP Photo)
Bob Woodward.   (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Bob Woodward takes part in a film promoting the late David Halberstam's book "The Coldest Winter" last year.   (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Bob Woodward's latest book on Iraq claims that President Bush forced through plans for the troop surge in Iraq over the objections of military chiefs.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Threads (
1
 of 2)

Tags

George W. Bush • Iraq war • White House • troop surge • Joint Chiefs of Staff • Bob Woodward


Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other Politics Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser a team of editors and writers culls the most important stories from hundreds of U.S. and international sources and reduces them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. It's the Newser guarantee: we can take any report or column or video and pack what you need to know into 120 words or less. Newser's short-form aggregation, visual format, and unique information tools help you get more of the kind of news you want, in a quicker and more entertaining way. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »