Joseph Galloway on US troops out of Iraq

Longtime war correspondent and Bronze Star medal of valor winner Joe Galloway shares his views on the day the American flag is lowered in Baghdad after nine years of war. What was accomplished, and at what cost? Are there some lessons to learn?

Guests

• Joseph L. Galloway: Retired senior military correspondent for Knight Ridder newspapers. Also spent 22 years at UPI, 20 years reporting for US News & World Report. Awarded the Bronze Star medal of valor for rescuing injured soldiers under fire in the Vietnam War. Author of "We Were Soldiers Once, and Young" and "We Are Soldiers Still."

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Resources

• about Joe Galloway