WaPo:

The White House went on the offensive yesterday against a new book that reports President Bush resisted demands to boost U.S. troop numbers in Iraq and misled Americans about the level of violence there.

The book, "State of Denial," by Washington Post Assistant Managing Editor Bob Woodward, went on sale yesterday, two days ahead of schedule, after a storm of publicity.

The White House responded with a document titled "Five Key Myths in Bob Woodward's Book ." It cited speeches over the past year in which Bush acknowledged problems, and it quoted officials including Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defending troop levels. Read on...

The smell of desperation is getting a little strong...