Ex Picks the Winners and Losers of The Gamble
The Gamble: Winners and Losers – Andrew Exum at Abu Muqawama.
The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 – Thomas Ricks
Thomas E. Ricks uses hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with top officers in Iraq and extraordinary on-the-ground reportage to document the inside story of the Iraq War since late 2005 as only he can, examining the events that took place as the military was forced to reckon with itself, the surge was launched, and a very different war began.
Winners – General Odierno, the West Point social science and history departments, President Bush, AEI and Jack Keane, the U.S. Army, and the foreigners (Skye, Kilcullen and Othman).
Losers – The general officer corps and Colonel Gian Gentile.
Curious Omissions – Brigade commanders, the National Security Council and the new media.
Much more at Abu Muqawama.
