Bob Woodward, longtime Washington journalist and chronicler of the events of the Bush White House after 9/11 in
Bush at War, now exposes the secret Iraq war planning done by the Bush administration. Many of the contentions made here are well known by now: that Dick Cheney started pushing for an Iraq invasion soon after 9/11, that the Bush administration secretly transferred $700 million to prepare for war in Iraq, that the Saudi ambassador was informed of the decision to go to war before the Secretary of State was, and that the Saudis promised a reduction in oil prices in time for the November election. The New York Times says, "But a serious book it is, instantly essential, matching America's most celebrated political reporter against the most secretive administration in our history. For once, a hyped product has lived up to its billing."
