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Fear and Loathing in George W. Bush's Washington
Fear and Loathing in George W Bush's Washington Author:Elizabeth Drew, Russell Baker During the 2000 election, George W. Bush pledged to "change the tone" in Washington. In this revealing book, Elizabeth Drew shows that the tone has indeed changed, but for the worse. Republican control of the White House and the Congress, brought about in part by the efforts of the ruthless Karl Rove, has raised bitterness and partisanship to al... more »most unprecedented levels. Anyone who dares disagree with the administration risks a personal attack questioning his or her patriotism. The divisiveness extends to the executive office. Drew explains that the divides between the State and Defense departments are "really a conflict between the neoconservatives, who are largely responsible for getting us into the war against Iraq, and those they disparagingly call the 'realists', who tend to be more cautious about the United States' efforts to remake the Middle East into a democratic region." Drew warns that this conflict within the Bush administration "has caused much confusion and has already damaged the reconstruction effort. The stakes are enormous not just for the US and for the people of Iraq, but for the entire Middle East, and the rest of the world."« less