WHIG Develops "Smoking Gun/Mushroom Cloud" Systematic Fear Campaign
In a pivotal White House Iraq Group (WHIG) meeting, chief Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson proposed the “smoking gun/mushroom cloud” metaphor to systematically exploit nuclear fears and generate public support for the Iraq War. This meeting exemplified the group’s sophisticated …
Michael Gerson
Karl Rove
Andrew Card
Condoleezza Rice
Karen Hughes
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