Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

What The “Saddam Hussein Tapes” Reveal About Our Two Iraq Wars


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How did misunderstandings and miscommunications, including between the Bush administration and Saddam Hussein lead to the 2003 invasion of Iraq?

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Steve Coll, an editor at The Economist in London, dean emeritus of the Columbia Journalism School, former president of New America, and the author of Ghost Wars and his new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A. and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq (Penguin, 2024), traces the prelude to war over non-existent weapons of mass destruction, and the implications for today's Mideast policies.

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