6/11/2023 0 Comments What Happened by Scott McClellan![]() ![]() McClellan stops short of saying Bush purposely lied about his reasons for invading Iraq (in fact, stating flatly that he did not believe that Bush would intentionally lie), writing that the administration was not "employing out-and-out deception" to make the case for war in 2002, though he does assert the administration relied on an aggressive "political propaganda campaign" instead of the truth to sell the Iraq War. He accuses Bush of "self-deception" and of maintaining a " permanent campaign approach" to governing, rather than making the best choices. McClellan harshly criticizes the Bush administration over its Iraq war-making campaign, though he writes in detail about his personal admiration for President Bush. It was listed as a number-one bestseller by the New York Times and on when it first went on sale. ![]() ![]() The book quickly became a media sensation for its candid, insider's critique of the Bush administration and ran as a leading story on most top news outlets days after the content became public. The book was scheduled to be released on Jhowever, excerpts were released to the press a week before publication. What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception is an autobiographical bestseller by Scott McClellan, who served as White House Press Secretary from 2003 until 2006 under President George W. ![]()
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