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On The Impossible Mission: The Office of Security Cooperation and the U.S. Forces Drawdown in Iraq
April 9, 2026 — In this episode of Conversations on Strategy, retired Lieutenant General Robert L. Caslen Jr. and historian Dr. Katelyn K. Tietzen-Wisdom discuss Caslen’s 2025 book, The Impossible Mission: The Office of Security Cooperation and the US Forces Drawdown in Iraq. The conversation explores the strategic challenges of the 2011 US drawdown in Iraq. The discussion highlights the complexities of war termination, highlighting the need to learn from the gap between policy expectations and on-the-ground reality... MORE

Slide for Conversations on Strategy episode: on The Impossible Mission: The Office of Security Cooperation and the U.S. Forces Drawdown in Iraq

Book Review: The Impossible Mission: The Office of Security Cooperation and the U.S. Forces Drawdown in Iraq
March 18, 2026 — A gripping look at the chaotic final chapter of the Iraq War, revealing how bureaucracy, urgency, and geopolitical pressure collided at the moment the US mission needed clarity most... MORE

Cover of The Impossible Mission: The Office of Security Cooperation and the U.S. Forces Drawdown in Iraq