In a new book, Debriefing the President: The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein, former CIA senior analyst John Nixon gives new details into the interrogation of the former Iraqi dictator. But the book’s most striking feature is the picture it draws of the circumstances that led to the decision to go to war.
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In this episode, Capt. Jake Miraldi speak with former US Army interrogator Eric Maddox about interrogation techniques, counterinsurgency, and his role in the hunt for Saddam Hussein.
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Arnold Isaacs reviews Retire the Colors: Veterans & Civilians on Iraq & Afghanistan.
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Maj. John Spencer argues that the miles of concrete walls that lined streets and surrounded bases in Baghdad demonstrate that the most effective weapon in an urban counterinsurgency is concrete.
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Maj. Jonathan Bate, author of the MWI Report “Adding Rigor to Stability and Reconstruction Operations,” and MWI Adjunct Scholars Andrew Bacevich and Daniel Bolger contributed their thoughts to a TIME article entitled “ISIS: How to Beat Them & Save Iraq.”
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MWI Adjunct Scholar Andrew Bacevich spoke to West Point cadets, staff, and faculty about more than 40 years of U.S. interventionism in the Middle East.
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On September 6, 2016, Eric Maddox, author of the book Mission: Black List #1, spoke to a packed auditorium of cadets, staff, and faculty about his role in the capture of Saddam Hussein.
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MWI’s Major Jonathan Bate argues for the military to make efforts to address the concerns of social scientists and for more meaningful collaboration with academia.
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