Fighting Back: The War on Terrorism from Inside the Bush White House
by Bill Sammon

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Book Review: Fighting Mad and Fighting Hard
Summary: 5 Stars

Bill Sammon has penned an inside history of the events leading up to 9-11 and the ensuing response. It is a sympathetic tale (toward Bush) but it is fair and complete. It is a fact of the modern world that terrorists cannot exists without sponsering states. It is another sad fact that all of these states are utterly repressive in nature and remain in power only through a secret police and sheer force.

The story is actually a series of vignettes gleamed from on-the-spot reactions from DC insiders and reads much more like news han politics. One witnesses the evoloution of a new President from a disputed victory to the greatest crisis faced by this nation in years. After rereading the responses of politicians directly after 9-11, one notes that none fathomed the new world dynamics or called for a combined effosrt against both terroists nations and the terrorists themselves.

There is, naturally, an element of politics in all this and Sammon features both supporters and detractors (particularly the media). One of the most depressing - but utterly predictable - occurrences after 9-11 was all the hogwash about "why" they terrorists did what they did or did we bring it on ourselves and what do we have to do to keep people from doing this. Despite all the yap, 9-11 changed the political terrainn - witness the GOP campaign in 2002 capturing the Senate and retaining the House. This is not a heavy book - about on par with BUSH AT WAR. But it is a highly informative and entertaining book - perfect for a rainy Saturday.

Summary of Fighting Back: The War on Terrorism from Inside the Bush White House

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