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J’Accuse

To Start A War: How the Bush Administration Took America Into Iraq by Robert Draper

September 12, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

When Dick Cheney endorsed Kamala Harris this past week, I blanched. I understand the political appeal of Cheney’s endorsement. And I’m on board for whatever it takes to win this election. I am a single issue voter and that issue is my deep desire to not have Donald Trump involved in any aspect of my life. But it’s still disheartening to watch people who want Trump held accountable cheer for Cheney because we let all of these folks off the hook. Robert Draper tries to […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, 9/11, Colin Powell, Condolezza Rice, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Forever Wars, George W. Bush, Iraq War, Robert Draper, To Start a war, War on Terror

Jake's CBR16 Review No:134 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, 9/11, Colin Powell, Condolezza Rice, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Forever Wars, George W. Bush, Iraq War, Robert Draper, To Start a war, War on Terror ·
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I Got A Plan

Vice: Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American Presidency by Lou DuBose and Jake Bernstein

July 9, 2021 by Jake 2 Comments

In the Trump years, there was this strand of liberalism/centrism in the Discourse that pined for a Republican administration under George W. Bush. Say what you will about Bush but at least he didn’t (insert latest evil thing Trump did) blah blah blah.  To which my reply was always: Yeah no. George Bush was awful. In many (not all) respects, he was worse than Trump. And one of the main reasons was Dick Cheney. I’m one of the few defenders of Adam McKay’s Vice because I feel like it was a […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, 9/11, Dick Cheney, George Bush, Lou DuBose and Jake Bernstein, politics, Vice, War in Iraq

Jake's CBR13 Review No:104 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, 9/11, Dick Cheney, George Bush, Lou DuBose and Jake Bernstein, politics, Vice, War in Iraq ·
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