Although his story might have been better off being named Wars with an s, Woodward's new book on the inner workings of the Biden White House, War, is a fine second draft.
The conflict in Ukraine was the main topic when he began writing, but since then, the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, has garnered more media attention. Additionally, Woodward has added the Harris/Trump presidential election as another battleground for continuity and, undoubtedly, commercial timeliness.
Well-known and maybe distinctive is the Woodward style. "Every interview for this book was conducted under the journalistic ground rule of 'deep background,'" he explains. This implies that all of the data might be utilized, albeit I wouldn't reveal the source.
Woodward's biases are obvious. Trump "is not just the wrong man for the presidency, he is unfit to run the country," according to the statement. He cites a CIA profile of Putin that is "characterized by his extreme insecurity and imperial ambition."
The book is 370 pages long, including an index and source notes, and it is broken up into at least 77 chapters, some of which are less than a page long. The index didn't assist me in finding the fascinating parts of the book, thus many readers may wind up marking pages in one way or another. In order to attract potential readers, I created league tables.
Most eloquent of sources: Although they are supposedly anonymous, a large portion of the book seems to be based on the recollections of Defense Secretary Lloyd S.
The most startling omission is that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's poor health from last winter, when he underwent surgery and spent days in critical care, is not mentioned. The White House had been kept in the dark, it turned out. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan calls Austin the Biden Administration's "star pick."
Biden's withdrawal from the June 2024 presidential debate against Trump was the most telling sign of his deteriorating health, but how long has his mental state been so problematic? A year earlier, in June 2023, Woodward describes three separate fundraisers when attendees subsequently informed him the president was "like your 87-year-old senile grandfather" and "he never completed a sentence."
Comments
Post a Comment