To Start a War

Book • 2020
To Start a War by Robert Draper provides a comprehensive and richly documented narrative of the Bush administration's decision-making process that led to the U.S.

invasion of Iraq.

The book explores the motivations and judgments of key figures like President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, highlighting the complex interplay of politics, intelligence, and strategic miscalculations.

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