Literature Analysis

In the non-fiction book by Washington post reporter Bob Woodward he takes us to a journey through Bushes thoughts during the war in Iraq. This is the 4th book out of Bush at War series by Bob Woodward. Bob Woodward talked for hours to officials of the federal government. He spent 3 hours talking to George W. Bush in the Oval office. The book states that on June 13, 2006, 6 years into Bush's presidency and 3 years into the Iranian war, Bush flew to Baghdad over night very secretive to meet up with the prime minister of Iraq. But first he stepped aside to talk to the Army General George W. Casey JR. the 57 year old commander of 150,000 U.S forces in the country. Most military members came in and out rarely staying in Iraq for more than a year: however, Casey remained constant seeing it all and try to find a way to end and understand the crazy war in the crazy land. Finally good news stuck as U.S armed forced killed Abu Musab al zarqawi, the man osama bin laden declared the prince of al Qaeda in Iraq.

The theme of this book is violence can solve some problems. When U.S forces killed Abu Musab al zarqawi  the mastermind behind hundreds of bombings, kidnappings and beheading in Iraq the al Qaeda group got demoralized.

I'd say the tone of the author when writing is book would be upset towards president Bush. Bob Woodward says "The president must lead. For years, time and again, President Bush has displayed impatience, bravado and unsettling personal certainty about his decisions. The results has to often been impulsiveness and carelessness and perhaps most troubling, a delayed reaction to realities and advise that run counter his gut"
The symbol for this book would be the generals. The generals where the strategist of the war; however Bush refused the generals orders and was impatient.