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Program 09-06-07-A |
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By August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we ask a blunt question: Did we win? We're not the only ones asking. The phrase "did we win the war in Iraq" has been searched over 7 million times on Google. The war has cost an estimated 860 billion dollars. Well over 4000 American service members have lost their lives, as have some 100,000 Iraqis. So, was it worth it? Did we win?
SEGMENT 1:
Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez served as Commander of Coalition Forces in Iraq from June 2003 to June 2004. His new memoir, "Wiser in Battle," is a scathing critique of the Bush administration's planning and execution of the war in Iraq. He joins Steve Paulson for a candid discussion of his book and the history it covers.
SEGMENT 2:
We hear excerpts from the play "The Lonely Soldier Monologues," performed by actress Cara Liander. The play was written by Helen Benedict based on interviews collected for her book "The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq." Benedict talks with Anne Strainchamps about the sexual harassment and sexual abuse endured by female soldiers in Iraq which often begins before they leave the United States.
SEGMENT 3:
Donovan Campbell writes about his experiences in one of Iraq's worst hot spots – Ramadi in the Spring of 2004 – in his memoir, "Joker One." He tells Steve Paulson about one particularly bad night, a night that started out like so many others. And Jim Fleming adds a comment, followed by a reading from Robert Fagles' translation of the opening to Homer's Iliad.
CD copies are available at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 09-06-07-A.
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Books & CDs:
| Helen Benedict, The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq (Beacon Press) |  |
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Lt. Gen. Richardo S. Sanchez, Wiser In Battle: A Soldier’s Story (Harper) |
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Lt. Donovan Campbell, Joker One: A Marine Platoon’s Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood (Random House) |
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Music:
- Kid A/ Radiohead/ Kid A/ EMI
- Radiohead/ "Naked" FX and String Stem
- Treefingers/Radiohead/Kid A/EMI
- Like Spinning Plates/Radiohead/Amnesiac/EMI
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Distribution dates: week of 06/07/2009
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