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Panelists talked about reasons the U.S. lost the Vietnam War, including decisions made by military leadership. This panel was hosted by the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Reserve …

Thomas Ricks talked about his book, The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today, in which he looks at why so many WWII era generals are held in high regard, in contras…

Thomas Ricks talked about military ethics and leadership. During the preceding year a number of generals and admirals had been involved in legal and ethical issues, and Defense Secretary Leo…

Eliot Cohen talked about the battles fought since the 1600s by the British, French, Americans, Canadians, and Indians along the 200 mile corridor between Albany and Montreal called “the Grea…

Panelists gave their assessments of the Iraq war. Topics included past failures in the war, recommendations on future action, and the opinions of historians and authors on the Iraq war. Foll…

Thomas Ricks, Center for a New American Security Senior Fellow and author of the books Fiasco and The Gamble, talked about the election in Iraq today and what the election means for the futu…