Obama's Wars

In Obamas Wars, Bob Woodward provides the most intimate and sweeping portrait yet of the young president as commander in chief. Drawing on internal memos, classified documents, meeting notes and hundreds of hours of interviews with most of the key players, including the president, Woodward tells the inside story of Obama making the critical decisions on the Afghanistan War, the secret campaign in Pakistan and the worldwide fight against terrorism.
At the core of Obamas Wars is the unsettled division between the civilian leadership in the White House and the United States military as the president is thwarted in his efforts to craft an exit plan for the Afghanistan War.
So whats my option? the president asked his war cabinet, seeking alternatives to the Afghanistan commanders request for 40,000 more troops in late 2009. You have essentially given me one option. ...Its unacceptable.
Well, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates finally said,...