Iraq: 20 Years On | Is American Power in Decline? with General Petraeus

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🗓️ 8 April 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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General David Petraeus rose to prominence for his role in the Iraq War. He was credited with implementing a counterinsurgency strategy that helped to stabilise the country and reduce violence, earning him widespread praise and recognition as one of the most effective military commanders of his generation. And from September 2011 until November 2012 he served as director of the CIA. In this episode the BBC’s International Editor Jeremy Bowen speaks to the four star General about his understanding of the legacy of the Iraq war 20 years on, and the effect that this has had on US foreign policy today. This series was produced by Farah Jassat and Catharine Hughes, with editing and artwork from Catharine Hughes. Music is by Lesfm. Excerpts featured in this episode are from The Telegraph. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Jeremy Bowen, the International Editor of BBC News and I'm here because I want
0:05.1	to talk to you about an event I'm doing with Intelligent Squared on the 2nd of November in London
0:11.5	and I'm going to be talking about the more than 30 years that I've spent reporting on major
0:17.6	events in the Middle East with my great friend and colleague over many, many years just in web
0:25.6	and I'm sure we'll talk about a few other things as well just in and I started at the BBC
0:31.5	on the same day in 1984. So if you'd like to join us either in person or online then visit
0:41.6	IntelligentSquared.com to find out more.
0:49.4	Hello, it's Kamala Ahmed here and I'm here to tell you about energised the brand new
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1:05.2	than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in the next two decades and increase that
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1:44.2	Welcome to Iraq Legacy of War.
1:54.5	Brought to you by IntelligentSquared. I'm producer Catherine Hughes.
1:59.1	In this limited series we're looking at the legacy of the war in Iraq 20 years after the
2:03.5	U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. Join us as we look back at one of the most significant
2:10.1	military interventions in modern history and address how its legacy has defined global tensions
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