There are bad books and then there is Bush’s War For Reelection, The White House, and The People by James Moore. From the title you would think this is about President Bush trying to sell the war to get re-elected but it’s not. It is a hodgepodge collection of stories thrown together to try to show that Bush didn’t serve his country during Vietnam and the costs of his decision to invade Iraq. It’s so badly put together there is no reason to read it.
Moore had two main themes he tried to push but it’s so badly organized most readers would miss them. He starts with the Battle of Nasiriya which took place during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. A U.S. convoy got lost inside the city and attacked leading to several casualties. He goes into great depth into those soldiers and what their families went through back home. Moore wanted to show this was what happened as a result of Bush’s decision to overthrow Saddam Hussein which the author thought was an unnecessary war. The reader is supposed to figure this out on their own however and most won’t. Just as important this has nothing to do with the title of the book.
The other part of the book claims that Bush did not serve his country when he was in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War. It spends extensive time going through this period and even includes sections of Bush’s record that were released. The book then has stories about helicopter pilots who fought in Vietnam trying to say they went while Bush didn’t. This takes up half the book and leaves the reader wondering what does it have to do with Iraq?
Bush’s War For Reelection is just a disaster. A reader will open it up and wonder what they got themselves into because there doesn’t appear to be any rhyme or reason to it. If they’re lucky enough to figure it out it still doesn’t make it worthwhile to read and they will feel cheated that they spent their time and money on it.
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