Title: Obama's Wars
Description: Bob Woodward interviewed dozens of high-ranking government officials to compile this record of the discussions and thought processes behind President Obama's decision to increase the American presence in Afghanistan by 30,000 military in early 2010 and begin phase-out of American involvement in mid-2011.

The author used his access well in documenting secret discussions and public pronouncements. This glimpse behind the curtain of a Commander in Chief at war allows us to understand some of the many inputs a president is expected to process before making a decision. It is an interesting study of personalities and interests at high levels of governmental service.

Spicing up the account are the career-busting comments of General Stanley McChrystal and how they led to the appointment of General David Petraeus to command in Afghanistan. This is the book, of course, where President Obama mentioned that America could absorb several attacks by terrorists and come out stronger for it.
Subjects: Obama, Afghanistan, Hillary Clinton, McChrystal, Petraeus, Pakistan, al Quaeda, Iraq, surge, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009, National security, Officials and employees, Interviews, Military relations, Military policy, Military leadership, Afghan War, 2001-, Decision making, Obama, barack, 1961-, United states, politics and government, 2009-2017, National security, united states, Afghan war, 2001-, War on terrorism, 2001-2009, United states, military policy, Afghan War (2001-) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/01695175, War on Terrorism (2001-2009) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/01754980, nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2010-10-17, New York Times bestseller, Afghan War, 2001-2021
Places: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, United States
People: Obama, Hillary Clinton, McChrystal, Petraeus, Rahm Emanuel, Bob Gates, Robert Gibbs
Time periods: 2009, 2010