Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House

by Peter Baker

just five hours after the building was hit, Rumsfeld broached the idea of attacking Saddam Hussein, even though there was no evidence of his involvement. Stephen Cambone, a Rumsfeld aide, scribbled notes, using abbreviations for Hussein and bin Laden: “Best info fast. Judge whether good enough hit S.H. @ same time—Not only UBL.” At the White House, the