Essay On Book: Plan of Attack

The essay should include answers to the following questions but not necessarily in the order that I have listed them. What was the actual decision? What is the time frame of this decision? Identify both the major and minor actors (players involved in the decision – actual individuals, executive agencies, interest groups, congressional committees, foreign governments, other individuals, etc.) who played a major or minor role in the decision. Explain how the actors interacted with each other in making this decision. Did one actor dominate the process? Were compromises made by some actors? Did some actors change their decisions? Were there alliances among the actors? If so, did they change over time? Did other factors (such as the media, public opinion, or elections) affect the decisions made by some actors? If so, explain how. Did individual personalities or philosophies play a role? If so, how? What decision was actually made? Explain why the decision was made. Finally, identify the major point that Woodward is trying to make about the decision to invade Iraq in your own words. If you quote directly from the book please provide appropriate citations.