EXCLUSIVE: In New Book, Woodward Says Bush 'Failed to Lead,' Even as Surge Succeeded

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Fox News

WASHINGTON — Bob Woodward, who wrote two books praising President Bush and then a third harshly criticizing him, is out with a fourth tome that renders a mixed verdict on Bush, lauding the president’s surge of troops into Iraq, but saying "too often he failed to lead."

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Woodward notes that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama opposed the surge, while GOP presidential candidate John McCain was “advocating more troops for years.” Woodward also quotes McCain expressing frustration with the Bush White House, clenching his fists in the West Wing and exclaiming to Woodward: “Everything is f---ing spin.”

Woodward asserts in his new book that Gen. George Casey, when he was the U.S. commander in Iraq, believed "that President Bush does not understand the war" and eventually concluded "he has lost the president’s confidence."

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"He had not rooted out terror wherever it existed," Woodward scolded. "He had not achieved world peace. He had not attained victory in his two wars."

Woodward also observed that seven years in the White House has "taken a visible toll" on Bush, who "has a noticeable paunch and sometimes slouches in his chair."


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,417064,00.html

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FWIW Woodward as usual will be on 60 Minutes this Sunday shilling his book.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

1. The two-faced whore, Woodward -

I'd encourage everyone NOT to buy his book. His latest exercise in bad fiction.

Woodward couldn't wait to write and rush into print his blowjob of George W. Bush, portraying him as such a decisive and in-charge leader, so "on top" of everything, so "in charge."

Woodward's lips have been permanently attached to whatever ass happens to occupy that seat behind the desk in the Oval Office. He did a great job when he was a young man, working with Carl Bernstein on the Watergate matter. But now, he's fat and rich and indulged and simply writes whatever he thinks the market will swoon over.

[Dem2theMax]

2. Blah blah blah Woodward -

Woodward also observed that seven years in the White House has "taken a visible toll" on Bush, who "has a noticeable paunch and sometimes slouches in his chair."

I don't care what in the hell * looks like.
Hey idiot Woodward, try writing about the visible toll on this country after seven plus years of *. :mad:

[kurth_]

3. DUH!

People have to pay money to find that out?

[BrotherBuzz]

4. Is this same the jerk that all of a sudden is diagnosed with a brain tumor right after he hit a ...

an old man with his phallic black corvette? :shrug:

[intheozone]

7. No, that was Bob Novak, the douche bag!! nt

[BrotherBuzz]

10. Thanks for the clarification

both of them disturb me.

[SomeGuyInEagan]

11. Not that Woodword isn't a douche bag ...

... just the *the* douche bag. But he's working hard to catch Novak.

[defendandprotect]

5. Woodward is a GOP-ass-kissing creep ---

[jeff30997]

6. Yeah.

I like to call him Bob Brownlips.

[trthnd4jstc]

8. However the message gets out that Bush was a terrible president, the more the better.

Mr. Woodward lost his credibility with me also. I do appreciate that yet another book is out criticizing the worst president ever.

[Ian David]

9. I question Bush's personal freshness. n/t

[struggle4progress]

12. Woodward: U.S. Spied on Iraqi Prime Minister (WaPo)

By Steve Luxenberg
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 4, 2008; 9:24 PM

The Bush administration has conducted an extensive spying operation on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, his staff and others in the Iraqi government, according to a new book by Bob Woodward.

"We know everything he says," according to one of multiple sources Woodward, a Washington Post assistant managing editor, cites about the practice in "The War Within: A Secret White House History, 2006-2008," scheduled for release Monday ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090403160.html?hpid=topnews

Nothing says "independent country" like an occupation by a foreign power that spies extensively on the local government

[Doremus]

13. He never has anything to say until an election cycle. The better to sell books.

Fuck him and the rock he crawled out of.

[Joe Bacon]

14. Where's Media Whores Online when we need her?

I loved how MWO tore Bob Whoreward to pieces!

[ryanmuegge]

15. The Surge did not succeed. There has been on success whatsoever to speak of.

It's all bullshit.

[anakie]

16. spinning for Magoo

Woodward notes that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama opposed the surge, while GOP presidential candidate John McCain was “advocating more troops for years.” Woodward also quotes McCain expressing frustration with the Bush White House, clenching his fists in the West Wing and exclaiming to Woodward: “Everything is f---ing spin.”



Peace

[LynnTheDem]

17. bUsh's "surge" is in fact a total and utter complete failure.

And eventually the US "media" and Americans in general will learn this fact.

Far too late, of course.

[gratuitous]

18. Battle over, smoke clearing, time for Woodward to go down and . . .

Shoot the wounded.

Woodward spent the most crucial time waving his pom poms for the Bush administration. Now he's decided that he was either lying or badly fooled before, and needs public absolution for his sins. Go ask the families of the war dead, both military and civilian. If every last one of them says your prior whoring was okay, then I'll forgive you, too.

[deutsey]

19. If news like this is so important, why do we have to wait for him to write a book about it?

I mean, aside from him getting even wealthier than he already is.

[sendero]

20. Now that the horses are 2 feet from the finish line..

... this bozo can see who the loser is. Wow, really impressive.

[Solly Mack]

21. Snort. More lies to cover the lies that covered the earlier lies

that covered the lies that were lies to clarify the lies that came before them

[chat_noir]

22. The usual Clinton hypocrisy from a FReeper

HEADLINE = YO, WOODWARD...Are you people EVER going realize W’s not running for another term? LEAVE THE MAN ALONE for GOODNESS SAKE!

6 posted on Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:20:25 PM by NordP