Thomas E. Ricks

Thomas Ricks, the prize-winning journalist for The Washington Post and author of the bestselling account of the Iraq war through 2005, Fiasco, discusses his timely new book, The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-1008. General Petraeus ... (more)led what became known as "the surge," a dramatic change of strategy, in spite of opposition within and without the military establishment and the Bush administration. Ricks' conclusion is that the military still has an important role to play in Iraq for some years to come. Join us for this provocative new book discussion.

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Thomas E. Ricks, the senior Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Post, discusses and signs The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008. Rick's Fiasco transformed the political dialogue on the war in Iraq. The Gamble is the next news breaking installment. ... (more)202-466-4999.

Thomas Ricks’ book Fiasco, a New York Times bestseller, transformed the political dialogue on the war in Iraq. In The Gamble he tells the inside story of the Iraq War since late 2005, examining the events that took place as the military was forced to reckon with itself, the surge was launched, and ... (more)a very different war began.

The senior Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Post discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.