 Cover of Plan of Attack by Bob Woodward | |
| Author | Bob Woodward |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Political science, United States, Iraq, George W. Bush |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | April 19, 2004 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, ebook, audiobook |
| Pages | 480 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7432-5547-9 |
| OCLC | 54927217 |
| 956.7044/31 22 | |
| LC Class | DS79.76 .W66 2004b |
| Preceded by | Bush at War |
| Followed by | State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III |
Plan of Attack is a 2004 book by the American author and investigative reporter Bob Woodward. It was promoted as "a behind-the-scenes account of how and why President [George W.] Bush decided to go to war against Iraq".[1]
The book's chief contention, which provides the rationale for its title, is that President Bush planned from early in his presidency to remove Saddam Hussein from power by force, after the failure of serious and extensive diplomacy. The book describes White House deliberations implying that if Saddam were removed from power without a military invasion, Iraq would need a foreign-implemented regime change. It focuses mainly on President Bush, Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, General Tommy Franks, and CIA Director George Tenet, as well as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair. Other fixtures are White House advisers such as Karen Hughes and Karl Rove.
- ^ Woodward, Bob (18 April 2004). "Behind Diplomatic Moves, Military Plan Was Launched." The Washington Post (via WashingtonPost.com). Retrieved 8 September 2018.