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“Essential . . . one for the ages . . . a must read for all who care about presidential power.” —The Washington Post

“Authoritative . . . The most comprehensive account yet of that smoldering wreck of foreign policy, one that haunts us today.” —LA Times

One of BookPage''s Best Books of 2020

To Start a War paints a vivid and indelible picture of a decision-making process that was fatally compromised by a combination of post-9/11 fear and paranoia, rank naïveté, craven groupthink, and a set of actors with idées fixes who gamed the process relentlessly. Everything was believed; nothing was true. Robert Draper’s fair-mindedness and deep understanding of the principal actors suffuse his account, as does a storytelling genius that is close to sorcery. There are no cheap shots here, which makes the ultimate conclusion all the more damning.

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To Start a War

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    A Paperback / softback by Robert Draper

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      Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
      Published 27 July 2021
      ISBN-13 9780525561064
      978-0525561064
      ISBN-10 0525561064
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      Military History Central / national / federal government Warfare and defence

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      “Essential . . . one for the ages . . . a must read for all who care about presidential power.” —The Washington Post

      “Authoritative . . . The most comprehensive account yet of that smoldering wreck of foreign policy, one that haunts us today.” —LA Times

      One of BookPage''s Best Books of 2020

      To Start a War paints a vivid and indelible picture of a decision-making process that was fatally compromised by a combination of post-9/11 fear and paranoia, rank naïveté, craven groupthink, and a set of actors with idées fixes who gamed the process relentlessly. Everything was believed; nothing was true. Robert Draper’s fair-mindedness and deep understanding of the principal actors suffuse his account, as does a storytelling genius that is close to sorcery. There are no cheap shots here, which makes the ultimate conclusion all the more damning.

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