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General Wesley Clark

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In his book, Winning Modern Wars: Iraq, Terrorism, and the American Empire (Public Affairs), new in paperback, four-star General Clark explores what he sees as mistakes that were made in the war in Iraq, from faulty pre-war planning to failure to fight hard enough for the hearts and minds of the Iraqi civilian population. Moreover, he questions whether attacking Iraq was essential for American security and stresses that a new approach to winning the peace in Iraq is urgently needed.