TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE


PROMO FOR   11/1/2009         "The Architects of War"

On March 20, 2003, the U.S. invaded Iraq.  More than 6 years later,
we're still there. What happened?  Were we prepared?  I'm Jim Fleming. 
Next Time on To the Best of Our Knowledge, we'll talk with the planners
of the War in Iraq.  From Neo-conservatives to Department of Defense
officials.  From members of the Iraqi government to military personnel. 
Will their preparations lead us to peace or...more war?  That's To the
Best of Our Knowledge, from PRI, Public Radio International.


PROGRAM RUNDOWN:  "Boots on the Ground: Stories from the War in Iraq,
#2, The Architects of War"


00:00 - 19:15       SEGMENT 1: (19:16)
            After a quick look back at Neo-conservative Richard
            Perle's 2003 justification for war with Iraq, Steve
            Paulson talks with Douglas Feith about decision-making in
            the wake of 9/ll.  Feith is a leading neo-conservative
            intellectual, who was Under Secretary of Defense for
            Policy under Donald Rumsfeld, and one of the architects
            of the Bush Administration's war on terrorism.  He is the
            author of "War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the
            Dawn of the War on Terrorism." Also, Colonel David Lapham
            is Director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Marine Corps
            and was one of the architects of the Defense Department's
            Embedded Media Program.  Jim Fleming caught up with him
            one hectic day at the Pentagon and they talked about the
            merits of the embed program.   
                         
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

19:16 - 19:45  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

19:46 - 19:51       SEGMENT 2: (19:07)
            David Kilcullen is the author of "The Accidental
            Guerilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One." 
            Kilcullen was a top military advisor to General Petraeus
            during the troop surge in Iraq.  He tells Anne
            Strainchamps that most counter-insurgency efforts fail
            because foreign armies usually galvanize opposition from
            local people.  Also, Ali Allawi was Minister of Trade and
            Minister of Defense in the Interim Iraqi Governing
            Council in 2003 and 2004.  He resigned his position as
            Minister of Finance in the Iraqi Transitional Government
            because he was frustrated by the political infighting. 
            Allawi recalls his experiences and reflects on the
            present situation during this conversation with Steve
            Paulson. Allawi's book is called "The Occupation of Iraq: 
            Winning the War: Losing the Peace."
                         
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

38:52 - 39:21       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

39:22 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (13:38)
            Journalist Thomas Ricks writes for The Washington Post
            and has won two Pulitzer Prizes.  He's also the author of
            books called "Fiasco" and "The Gamble," both about the
            war in Iraq.  He talks with Jim Fleming about how close
            the U.S. came to losing the war in Iraq on November 19,
            2004 in a town called Haditha, 150 miles north of
            Baghdad.  
                    
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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