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Robert Draper on the Decision to Invade Iraq

Keen On

English - July 16, 2021 04:00 - 41 minutes - ★★★★ - 72 ratings
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In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Robert Draper, the author of "To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq", to discuss how failed intelligence and 9-11 led to the most consequential decision in the history of American foreign policy.
Robert Draper is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and National Geographic and a correspondent to GQ. He is the author of several books, most recently the New York Times bestseller Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush. He lives in Washington, DC.
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In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Robert Draper, the author of "To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq", to discuss how failed intelligence and 9-11 led to the most consequential decision in the history of American foreign policy.

Robert Draper is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and National Geographic and a correspondent to GQ. He is the author of several books, most recently the New York Times bestseller Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush. He lives in Washington, DC.

This episode's sponsor:

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That's what an innovative Australian startup called inkl has come up with. Inkl has signed partnerships with 100+ news sources like The Economist, The Atlantic and Bloomberg and created a unique system combining journalists and algorithms to create a 'best of news' feed.

The service unlocks more than $12,000 of premium news for $100 bucks a year. If you go now to inkl.com/keen they'll give you an additional 25% discount. So you can get a whole year's worth of headache-free news for just $75.

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