Books like Plan of attack by Bob Woodward

Michael Lewis exposes how political short‑sightedness threatens U.S. programs from food stamps to the Census to nuclear oversight, revealing the unsung public servants who keep the government’s critical functions running.

Noam Chomsky argues that the United States itself is a failed state, critiquing its interventionist policies, nuclear risks, Iraq occupation, and democratic deficits in both foreign and domestic arenas.

Frank Rich chronicles how the Bush administration used 9/11, the Iraq war, and Hurricane Katrina to spin a narrative that consolidated power and reshaped American politics.

Greg Palast exposes corruption and wartime secrets through investigative journalism, focusing on U.S. politics, the Iraq War, and the petroleum industry.

Seymour M. Hersh exposes how the Bush administration’s decisions turned the September 11 attacks into a divisive Iraq war, revealing the links between early intelligence failures, political ideology, and the Abu Ghraib scandal.

Collected speeches and essays.

James Carroll’s *Crusade* is a collection of critical columns that confront the Bush administration’s war on terror, Iraq policy, and faith‑based foreign agenda, offering moral and historical scrutiny of U.S. military imperialism.

Bob Woodward interviewed dozens of high-ranking government officials to compile this record of the discussions and thought processes behind President Obama's decision to increase the American presence in Afghanistan by 30,000 military in early 2010 and begin phase-out of American involvement in mid-2011. The author used his access well in documenting secret discussions and public pronouncements. This glimpse behind the curtain of a Commander in Chief at war allows us to understand some of the many inputs a president is expected to process before making a decision. It is an interesting study of personalities and interests at high levels of governmental service. Spicing up the account are the career-busting comments of General Stanley McChrystal and how they led to the appointment of General David Petraeus to command in Afghanistan. This is the book, of course, where President Obama mentioned that America could absorb several attacks by terrorists and come out stronger for it.

At a time when the United States exacts a greater and greater power over the rest of the world, America's leading voice of dissent needs to be heard more than ever. In over thirty timely, accessible and urgent essays, Chomsky cogently examines the burning issues of our post-9/11 world, covering the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the Bush presidency and the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. This is an essential collection, from a vital and authoritative perspective.

Douglas Feith, former Pentagon undersecretary, offers an insider memoir detailing the U.S. war on terrorism and the planning of the Iraq invasion, drawing on unique documents and senior‑level meetings.

Edward W. Said critiques the American response to 9/11 and the 'roadmap' for peace in Iraq, calling it a failure of diplomacy and a threat to Middle East stability.

Journalistic chronicle of President George W. Bush’s decision‑making and candid interviews during the early years of the War on Terror.