Although this book was coauthored i cant help but feel that panetta simply gave dates. It is an assessment of the state of the war in iraq as of december 6, 2006, when the isg released the report to the public on the internet and as a published book. Duty by robert m gates hardcover book memoir iraq war. Oct 06, 2014 in his first interview about his new book, worthy fights. He criticizes his former boss for not leaving troops in iraq after 2011. Feb 22, 2016 hayden, a retired air force general, ran the the national security agency in the runup to the iraq war in 2003. Us troops initially staged a war to rid iraq of the weapons of mass destruction that they were thought to possess, but after almost defense secretary panetta announces formal end of iraq war read more. Leon panetta served as defense secretary 201120, cia director. Oct 03, 2014 president obamas former defense secretary, leon panetta, says if the white house had listened to his advice on u. In the book, panetta firmly lays the responsibility for the current mess in iraq at obamas doorstep.
President barack obamas got a lot of problems, some of his making, many not. The former cia director decries obamas hasty withdrawal from iraq and. Panettas memoir blasts obama on his leadership, blames. Oct 03, 2014 much of panetta s book, worthy fights, is a memoir about his decades as a congressman, white house chief of staff, cia director, and pentagon head, but its the sections about iraq that are. Oct 07, 2014 in the book, panetta firmly lays the responsibility for the current mess in iraq at obamas doorstep. Obama appointed him director of the cia in 2009a move that surprised some, as panetta had no direct. Worthy fights by leon panetta, jim newton audiobook. Iraq war formally comes to an end as defense secretary leon. Us marks iraq exit with flag ceremony world news the. Us marks iraq exit with flag ceremony world news the guardian. His first career, beginning as an army intelligence o. Austin iii cases the flag that symbolizes americas command presence in iraq with the help of his. Secretary of state condoleezza rice, secretaries of defense leon panetta and robert gates, chairmen of the joint chiefs of staff, and every.
Invasion insurgency civil war 2003 2006, is the armys initial operational level analysis of this conflict, written in narrative format, with assessments and lessons embedded throughout the work. The obama administration pushed back hard at panetta s comments, with vice president joe biden criticizing. In baghdad, panetta leads uneasy closure to conflict the. In 2006 he was selected to serve as a member of the bipartisan iraq study group, a 10member think tank created by congress to assess the political, economic, and security issues in iraq following the u. George john tenet born january 5, 1953 is a former director of central intelligence dci for the united states central intelligence agency as well as a distinguished professor in the practice of diplomacy at georgetown university tenet held the position as the dci from july 1997 to july 2004, making him the secondlongestserving director in the agencys historybehind allen welsh.
Jan 20, 20 some panetta defenders say that he saw his role as ratcheting down the levels of violence from the indiscriminate slaughter associated with bushs invasions of afghanistan and iraq and has tried to steer the united states away from a new possibly even more destructive war with iran. He then retired to establish the panetta institute with his wife of fifty years, sylvia. Andrea mitchell following the release of his new book, worthy fights, panetta notes. The inspiring and revelatory autobiography of the defense secretary and cia director who led the intelligence war that killed bin laden, among many important roles in a legendary career it could be said that leon panetta has had two of the most consequential careers of any american public servant in the past fifty years. In case you havent heard, leon panetta wrote a book. In book, panetta recounts frustration with obama the new. Jan 23, 20 jesuiteducated at santa clara university, italianamerican roman catholic secretary of defense i. Nixon, as director of the office of management and budget 199394 and chief.
The first is an engrossing story of the iraq war from the perspective of american soldiers and, for me, illustrated how every. Secretary of defense leon panetta discusses his book. Defense secretary leon panetta makes iraq war gaffe. The last thing he need is one of his former top officials feeding attack li.
A memoir of leadership in war and peace panetta, leon, newton, jim on. Oct 07, 2014 the latest in a series of insider accounts of the obama administration, worthy fights. Panetta announced the official end to the united states mission in iraq on december 15th nine years after us forces stepped foot on the foreign ground. Panetta marks iraq war s end in baghdad by jonathan easley 121511 12. But after a brief retirement, he returned to public service in 2009 as the cia director who led the intelligence war that killed osama bin laden and then became. Panetta served in clinton administration, but this memoir is most interesting when focusing during his time serving president obama. Oct 07, 2014 former secretary of defense leon panetta tackles some major policy debates in his new book, worthy fights. The lies and mistakes that led us into iraq, laid out in a new book. The author was certainly a wartime secretary of defense as he dealt with conflicts in afghanistan and iraq. Former defense secretary leon panetta believes the obama white house during his. Defense secretary leon panetta formally marked the end of u. Powell blames himself, others for specious iraq wmd claims to. Army in the iraq war is the armys initial operational level analysis of this conflict, written in narrative format, with assessments and lessons embedded throughout the work. My fear, as i voiced to the president and others, panetta writes, was that if the country split apart or slid back into the violence that wed seen in the years immediately following the u.
A memoir of leadership in war and peace, from which this article is adapted, will be published. The way forward a new approach is the report of the iraq study group, as mandated by the united states congress. Panetta addresses iraq troop withdrawal on the hill. Dec 15, 2011 during several stops in afghanistan this week, panetta made it clear that he thought the us could be proud of its accomplishments in iraq, and that the cost of the bitterly divisive war was worth it. Jul 11, 2011 the comments from panetta echoed past claims by bush administration officials, who suggested a significant link between alqaeda and former iraqi leader saddam hussein in the runup to the iraq war. Knight of malta leon panetta dispatches uss enterprise to. The book, as we recently noted, includes a scorching takedown of president obamas foreign policy operation and says panetta was thwarted in his effort to keep a residual u. In his new memoir, leon panetta describes his years as cia director and. A day after visiting iraq, defense secretary le on panetta spoke to reporters in turkey on saturday and said this, according to the dods own site. Jan 19, 20 panetta said, if someone is a citizen of the united states, and is a terrorist, who wants to attack our people and kill americans, in my book that person is a terrorist. Former defense secretary leon panetta told cbs news that some u. Dec 19, 2011 a day after visiting iraq, defense secretary le on panetta spoke to reporters in turkey on saturday and said this, according to the dods own site. Oct 02, 2014 leon panetta s account of the withdrawal of u. Powell blames himself, others for specious iraq wmd claims.
After being director for the cia for two and a half years, panetta took over as secretary of defense in july 2011, about six months before the u. A mem oir of leadership in war and peace, issued by penguin press, is not as scathing as the one by mr. Oct 06, 2014 during an event focused on his book worthy fights, former defense secretary and cia director leon panetta offered his assessments about various issues while working for president obama, including. Marine prepares to pull down a billboard of iraqi ruler. Leon panetta, a former cia director and defense secretary in the obama administration, is criticizing the white house in a new book for not trying harder to reach an agreement to keep u.
Every time she thinks shes out, they pull her back in. Secretary of state colin powell in a new book said he blames himself for not trusting his instinct and making what proved to be false assertions to the united nations about iraq s possession of weapons of mass destruction, bloomberg reported earlier this month see gsn, feb. The author is an iraq war veteran and a cofounder of march forward this article originally appeared on the march forward. Dec 16, 2011 although thursdays ceremony represented the official end of the war, the military still has two bases in iraq and roughly 4,000 troops, including several hundred who attended the ceremony. That honestly said in so many words that they had no clue about who was perpetuating the violence in iraq and how to stop it. Worthy fights book leon panetta 2014 hardcover secretary of defense cover, page edges, or spine may show minor wear from storage. A memoir of leadership in war and peace by leon panetta, jim newt.
May 23, 2019 the iraq war has been the costliest u. Defense secretary leon panetta appeared to confuse the history of the iraq war monday, telling american troops that 911 is the reason why they are stationed in the country. A memoir of leadership in war and peace panetta, leon, newton, jim. Patrick leahy dvt, who asked panetta about using borrowed. Former secretary of defense leon panetta tackles some major policy debates in his new book, worthy fights.
Worth reading to add knowledge how us views the world in the 21st century. Oct 21, 2014 during an event focused on his book worthy fights, former defense secretary and cia director leon panetta offered his assessments about various issues while working for president obama, including. Defense secretary leon panetta said that financing the iraq war with borrowed cash and thereby raising the national deficit was a mistake. Iraq war formally comes to an end as defense secretary. Discover worthy fights as its meant to be heard, narrated by leon panetta. Former defense secretary blames obama cnn politics. Leon panetta, in full leon edward panetta, born june 28, 1938, monterey, california, u. Top 10 books about the iraq war books the guardian.
Panetta wrote about his nixon administration experience in his 1971 book bring us. Jan 20, 20 panetta said, if someone is a citizen of the united states, and is a terrorist, who wants to attack our people and kill americans, in my book that person is a terrorist. Oct 08, 2014 in the book, panetta criticized the white house for its policies on iraq and syria. Dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, will lead the charge of romes americanled crusade. Obama wrong on iraq pullout, failure to arm syrians. Dec 15, 2011 panetta formally shuts down us war in iraq baghdad ap after nearly nine years, 4,500 american dead and 100,000 iraqi dead, u. House of representatives 197793 and held office in the administrations of three u. Leon edward panetta born june 28, 1938 is an american politician who has served in several different public office positions, including the secretary of defense, director of the cia, white house chief of staff, director of the office of management and budget, and as a u. Oct 02, 2014 former defense secretary leon panetta writes about how he and other pentagon officials tried to persuade the white house that it need to keep a u.
Leon panettas book, barack obamas plight, and the shreds of. Top 10 revelations from leon panettas new book worthy. Andrea mitchell following the release of his new book, worthy fights, panetta. He later served as deputy director of national intelligence and then as director of. Dec 15, 2011 panetta declares iraq war end of mission for u.
Panetta invokes 911 in defense of iraq war the seattle. Lest the point was lost, panetta zeroed in on his former boss in an interview published monday. A memoir of leadership in war and peace, panetta argues that decisions made by president obama over the past three years have made that. Sep 21, 2014 panetta says in his new book worthy fights that he, secretary of state hillary clinton, cia director david petraeus and joint chiefs of staff chairman martin dempsey all urged obama in the fall of 2012 to arm the syrian rebels, who are fighting a threeway civil war with isis and the syrian government of president bashar assad. He says that and a lack of concern for the civil war in syria and the president not. Oct 02, 2014 panetta says in his new book worthy fights that he, secretary of state hillary clinton, cia director david petraeus and joint chiefs of staff chairman martin dempsey all urged obama in the fall of 2012 to arm the syrian rebels, who are fighting a threeway civil war with isis and the syrian government of president bashar assad. Top 10 revelations from leon panettas new book worthy fights.
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