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"If nobody is in charge, we have to update some fundamental thinking about leadership. Increasingly, the executive's task is to minimize and clearly define what everyone needs to agree on and to maximize individual choice and ingenuity. The best executives lead by constantly asking questions and then genuinely listening to the answers. In really lively organizations, executives not only delegate work but also control the incentive to imagine."
Woodward's latest offering is far superior to his Bush At War as enough time has passed since 911 to allow for greater clarity of thought and scrutiny.
One disappointment: Woodward makes much of the repeated assertions of Bush that the president places a great deal of importance on liberating other peoples. In this regard, Woodward could and should have made the point that Bush really doesn't have any choice at this stage. Bush has to promote liberation as justification for war because all of his original reasons are bogus: Iraq never did present any immediate or major threat to America; there were no weapons of mass destruction; there was no hindering of access by weapons inspectors; and there was no real connection with the terrorists who brought us 911. So what has Bush got left? Just one thing: He now loves Iraqis so much he's willing to risk thousands of lives to free them...