Fighting Back: The War on Terrorism from Inside the Bush White House - Hardcover

Sammon, Bill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0895261499 ISBN 13: 9780895261496

Publisher: Regnery, 2002

Synopsis

George W., this one's for you. In Washington Times correspondent Sammon's inside account of the Bush administration's reaction to 9-11 and the resultant war on terror, readers are tendered a breathless, highly complimentary portrait of the president and an overly simplistic moral tale about the great merit and unwavering moral vision of his inner circle. What could be an extremely interesting if one-sided account is often undercut by Sammon's penchant for editorializing (Bush was "more directly affected than most Americans by the attacks themselves"; Osama bin Laden "giggled" when speaking about the attacks; and the president often "twinkles" when he speaks) and novelizing (Bush "never thought he would be so relieved to see the White House again. He scanned the magnificent curve of the South Portico...He gazed at the Rose Garden"). Nor does Sammon seem to appreciate the irony of quoting some of the president's less eloquent statements, such as: "The role of a president is to seek great objectives for the country, big goals." Sammon, author of the bestselling At Any Cost, largely writes for the converted, so the intended audience for this volume will no doubt love it. Those more skeptical of the government's policies, however, will find his narrative more hagiography than history, and will want to wait for Bob Woodward's forthcoming Bush at War, which covers the same territory from a different angle.

About this title

About the Author:

Bill Sammon is Senior White House Correspondent for The Washington Times, a political analyst for Fox News Channel, and the author of the New York Times bestseller, At Any Cost. An award-winning investigative reporter, Sammon covered the Gore campaign in the 2000 election (including the post-election controversy in Florida), was a war correspondent in Bosnia, and has investigated political corruption at the federal, state and local levels. Bill and his wife, Becky, live in Maryland with their five children.

Review:

"An inside look at the president’s leadership since the 9-11 attacks....It’s good reading." -- Brit Hume of Fox News Channel, October 7, 2002

"It’s a great book...a remarkable book." -- MSNBC anchor Alex Witt, October 2002

"Revealing...This is an awfully good read...great stuff." -- CNBC's Larry Kudlow, November 2002

"The book is really fascinating. I really enjoyed reading it." -- Publisher Judith Regan, October 2002

"You think you’ve heard everything about 9-11 and what the president did, but you didn’t come close....Read this book." -- Brian Kilmeade of Fox & Friends, October 2002

About this edition

• Publisher: Regnery
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0895261499
• ISBN 13: 9780895261496
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400