Bing West on Iraq: What Turned it Around?
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Channel: Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs · 2008 · News & Politics
What changed the course of the war? It wasn't the White House, says Bing West. It was a combination of Sunni commanders like Sattar who became disillusioned with al-Qaeda, and savvy U.S. soldiers on the ground. This is an excerpt from a Carnegie Council talk on September 10, 2008. For the full video, audio, and transcript, go to http://www.carnegiecouncil.org
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