War in Iraq

How the insurgency shifted U.S. strategy in Iraq

St. Paul, Minn. — As a military correspondent covering the war in Iraq, Tom Ricks got a firsthand view of how the U.S. military changed its approach to the Iraqi insurgency and transformed the situation on the ground.

Ricks joins Midmorning to discuss the challenges Iraq faces as the Obama administration begins to withdraw troops.

Guests

• Thomas Ricks: Senior Fellow of the Center for a New American Security and currently a special military correspondent for the Washington Post. His latest book is "The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008."

Resources

• About Thomas Ricks
• Thomas Ricks' Foreign Policy blog