The War Within by Bob Woodward

I must have been in the right state of mind because I loved this book! This is Bob Woodward's 4th book on the presidency of George W. Bush and like the first 3, The War Within takes you behind the scenes of the White House and the political/military players between 2006 and 2008 when the war in Iraq seemed to get worse every day.

Woodward explores the secrecy of a White House not wanted to show the American public it's problems. The war was a mess and no one had a plan. Woodward doesn't come across as someone who is politically motivated to smear the President. In the epilogue he does promote his other books which I found tiresome, but he waits until the very end to express his own opinions on the story.

Whether you support President Bush or not, this book takes you where the decisions, arguments, and discussions took place without the public knowing. It gives just a taste of how this administration worked...or failed to work.

One of the reasons why I really enjoyed this book was because of the place I am in. I was connecting with the ideas behind it. I was looking at it from a leadership standpoint. What do you do when a plan is not working, in fact it's doing the opposite?

This book will not be for everyone. I know there are many people who could care less about government and politics and that's fine. But since this is my blog and I read this book, I decided to post it and let you know that it was a good read.

It has a few pictures so some of you may enjoy that part of it!

5 out of 5 stars!