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Aug 2021
38m 39s

The Iraq War in Retrospect

MODERN WAR INSTITUTE AT WEST POINT
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In this episode of the MWI Podcast, Maj. Jake Miraldi is joined by retired Col. Frank Sobchak, one of the authors of the Army's 1,300-page, two-volume study of the Iraq War. He discusses how the study came into being and why it's important, along with its major conclusions about the war and why its release was delayed for more than two years. Note: This epis ... Show More
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