Melvyn Leffler, author of Confronting Saddam Hussein, speaks on the decisions that led America to war in Iraq in 2003.

The reasons why President George W. Bush chose to invade Iraq have been shrouded in uncertainty and controversy. After meticulous research and interviews with numerous high-level offices, Professor Leffler offers a fresh account of the years between the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and the decision to go to war against Iraq in March of 2003.

Melvyn Leffler, author of Confronting Saddam Hussein, speaks on the decisions that led America to war in Iraq in 2003. The reasons why President George W. Bush chose to invade Iraq have been shrouded in uncertainty and controversy. After meticulous research and interviews with numerous high-level offices, Professor Leffler offers a fresh account of the years between the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and the decision to go to war against Iraq in March of 2003.

"Bush never insisted on a careful assessment" A conversation with Melvyn Leffler about the Iraq War

When President Lyndon Baines Johnson dedicated his presidential library in 1971, he declared, "It's all here, the story of our time—with the bark off." Since then, in keeping with his vision, the LBJ Library has been a forum for the biggest names and best minds of our day to address the issues of our time.
 
This season of With the Bark Off offers a critical examination of the 45 men who have led our nation and the evolution of America’s highest office. Preeminent historians and authors take us behind-the-scenes and share revealing insights on presidents from George Washington to Joe Biden.
 
With the Bark Off is a production of the LBJ Foundation and each biweekly episode will be hosted by Mark A. Lawrence, Director of the LBJ Presidential Library, author, and prominent scholar on American politics and foreign policy; or Mark K. Updegrove, President and CEO of the LBJ Foundation, author, and ABC News presidential historian.

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When President Lyndon Baines Johnson dedicated his presidential library in 1971, he declared, "It's all here, the story of our time—with the bark off." Since then, in keeping with his vision, the LBJ Library has been a forum for the biggest names and best minds of our day to address the issues of our time. This season of With the Bark Off offers a critical examination of the 45 men who have led our nation and the evolution of America’s highest office. Preeminent historians and authors take us behind-the-scenes and share revealing insights on presidents from George Washington to Joe Biden. With the Bark Off is a production of the LBJ Foundation and each biweekly episode will be hosted by Mark A. Lawrence, Director of the LBJ Presidential Library, author, and prominent scholar on American politics and foreign policy; or Mark K. Updegrove, President and CEO of the LBJ Foundation, author, and ABC News presidential historian.

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"Bush never insisted on a careful assessment" A conversation with Melvyn Leffler about the Iraq War

"Bush never insisted on a careful assessment" A conversation with Melvyn Leffler about the Iraq War

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