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Authors talked about the U.S. war in Iraq and its aftermath at the Colby Military Writers Symposium at Norwich University in Vermont.

Tom Basile talked about his book, Tough Sell: Fighting the Media War in Iraq, about his efforts to communicate the Bush administration’s strategy to the American public during the Iraq War. He…

Eric Fair talked about his book, Consequence: A Memoir, about his experiences serving as an interrogator at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. He is interviewed by Raha Wala.

Sir John Chilcot, the chair of the British Iraq Inquiry, answered questions from British lawmakers on the details of his seven-year investigation into the U.K.'s decision to follow the U.S. into the Iraq…

Kael Weston talked about his book, The Mirror Test: America at War in Iraq and Afghanistan, about America’s role in the world after September 11, 2001. In his book, Mr. Weston tells the stories of…

The British House of Commons debated the Chilcot Report, a seven-year inquiry into the British decision to follow the U.S. in the invasion of Iraq. The report was particularly critical of…

British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon testified before a House of Commons parliamentary committee on the conclusions of the NATO summit in Warsaw and the findings from the British Iraq…

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a statement to the press regarding the Chilcot Report on the U.K.'s involvement in Iraq. The report covers a seven-year inquiry into the British decision to follow the…

Sergeant Major David Devaney (Retired), author of They Were Heroes: A Sergeant Major’s Tribute to the Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan, spoke about some of the heroic actions detailed…

Helen Thorpe talked about her book, Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War, about three women who joined the Indiana National Guard and were deployed to Iraq and…

Judith Miller talked about her book, The Story: A Reporter’s Journey, about her career at the New York Times, her reporting on weapons of mass destruction leading up to the Iraq War, and…

Former George W. Bush administration officials and journalists gave their perspectives on the incentives for waging war in Iraq and Afghanistan following the terrorist attacks of September…

General Stanley McChrystal (Retired) talked about his book, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement, about the challenges faced in the war with Iraq and how the strategies used in that war…

Judith Miller talked about her book The Story: A Reporter’s Journey, in which she chronicles her reporting leading up to the American invasion in Iraq in 2003. She talked about what she got right and…

General Daniel Bolger (Retired) talked about his book, Why We Lost: A General’s Inside Account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. He also spoke about his deployments to the two war zones,…

U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle talked about his career and his autobiography, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History. While serving in Iraq…

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams' decision to recant a story he told about coming under fire in Iraq.

Former Representative Joseph Hoeffel (D-PA) talked about his book, The Iraq Lie: How the White House Sold the War, in which he discusses the lead-up to the Iraq War Resolution in the House…

Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl (Retired) talked about his book, Knife Fights: A Memoir of Modern War in Theory and Practice, in which he discusses the development and effectiveness of the…

Mark Lee Greenblatt talked about his book, Valor: Unsung Heroes from Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in which he tells stories of soldiers who demonstrated extraordinary courage…