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DESCRIPTION:The American military is a tightly sealed community, and aside from the 
 handful of Generals who have publicized their views on the Iraq war, few 
 outsiders have access to the personal views of senior officers.  But many 
 officers have shared their thoughts with renowned military reporter Thomas 
 E. Ricks.  In his book, Fiasco, Ricks combines these on-the-record military 
 accounts with his own on-the-ground reportage to create a distinctive 
 account of this war.  While there was never any question that the US 
 military would topple Saddam Hussein, Ricks concludes that there was also 
 never any real thought about what would come next.  Through his interviews 
 with a number of military figures in his book – from leaders at the 
 highest levels of the Army and Marine hierarchies to the men and women who 
 led to battlefield success in Fallujah and Tall Afar – he argues that 
 short-sightedness has ensured the current Iraq dilemma, arguing that the 
 Iraq war will hold a place in history that is nothing less than a 
 “fiasco.”\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/06/25/18430596.php
SUMMARY:"The American Military 'Fiasco' in Iraq"
LOCATION:Marines' Memorial Association\nCommandant's Room, 10th Floor\n609 Sutter 
 St.\nSan Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/06/25/18430596.php
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