Michael Gordon is the author of Degrade and Destroy: The Inside Story of the War Against the Islamic State. He is currently a National Security Correspondent with The Wall Street Journal. He has covered wars and conflicts for over 35 years with The Wall Street Journal and previously with The New York Times.
In this interview, we discus the last decade of conflict against the Islamic State in which the United States applied a “by, with and through” strategy. This strategy supported Iraqi Security Forces and Syrian Democratic Forces with U.S. advisors in the field as well as multiple intelligence and air assets. Topics covered include the following:
Michael Gordon Bibliography:
Degrade and Destroy: The Inside Story of the War Against the Islamic State
The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama
COBRA II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
Article: “How the War Against ISIS Was Won”
Follow and contact Michael Gordon:
Twitter: @mgordonwsj LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgordonwsj/
E-mail: Michael.gordon@wsj.com and mgwsj@protonmail.com
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