General in afghanistan and iraq. He is the trumpeting editor for military magazine and he teaches history at North Carolina state university. Chuck hagel has long served our country. He was secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015 a before then, u. S. Senator from nebraska. During the event of war he served in combat and earned two purple hearts, the combat infantry man badge and the vietnamese cross of gallantry. After graduating from the university of nebraska at omaha he worked as a Congressional Staff assistant, cofounded vanguard cellular, and begin the president and chief executive officer of the uso. He is the author of america, our next chapter. Tom hagel was born and raised in nebraska as well. In combat he earned three purple hearts, the bronze star with a v for valor in the combat infantryman branch badge. He graduated from the university of nebraska omaha and the university of Nebraska School of law. After working as a public defender he taught law at Temple University and jo
Haiti though it never was a war was fascinating series of coup detats and revolutions and so on. And then the iraq war which itself was kind of several different wars, so i dont know what that number would be, three, four. Depending what you consider wars and whatnot. And another question, what is your attitude about war . Mark well, from my last book which was called stripping bear the body, i based that title on a quotation by a haitian politician, fascinating man, who said Political Violence is like stripping bear the body, the better to remove the clothing to place the stethoscope directly on the skin. Nerd, Political Violence including war is a way, it seems to me to see a society with clarity, to strip away the outside layers and see the various constituents of a society struggling with one another. So ive always found it a fascinating phenomenon. I mean, on the one hand, theres the sheer excitement of it, the adrenaline pumping excitement of following a violent series of events,
Haiti though it never was a war was fascinating series of coup detats and revolutions and so on. And then the iraq war which itself was kind of several different wars, so i dont know what that number would be, three, four. Depending what you consider wars and whatnot. And another question, what is your attitude about war . Mark well, from my last book which was called stripping bear the body, i based that title on a quotation by a haitian politician, fascinating man, who said Political Violence is like stripping bear the body, the better to remove the clothing to place the stethoscope directly on the skin. Nerd, Political Violence including war is a way, it seems to me to see a society with clarity, to strip away the outside layers and see the various constituents of a society struggling with one another. So ive always found it a fascinating phenomenon. I mean, on the one hand, theres the sheer excitement of it, the adrenaline pumping excitement of following a violent series of events,
Haiti though it never was a war was fascinating series of coup detats and revolutions and so on. And then the iraq war which itself was kind of several different wars, so i dont know what that number would be, three, four. Depending what you consider wars and whatnot. And another question, what is your attitude about war . Mark well, from my last book which was called stripping bear the body, i based that title on a quotation by a haitian politician, fascinating man, who said Political Violence is like stripping bear the body, the better to remove the clothing to place the stethoscope directly on the skin. Nerd, Political Violence including war is a way, it seems to me to see a society with clarity, to strip away the outside layers and see the various constituents of a society struggling with one another. So ive always found it a fascinating phenomenon. I mean, on the one hand, theres the sheer excitement of it, the adrenaline pumping excitement of following a violent series of events,
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Daniel bolger is here, a retired Lieutenant General of the u. S. Army serving in afghanistan from 20112013, iraq 20052006 and again 20092010. After 35 years of service he , retired from the army in 2013. He wrote a new book released today, veterans day, called why we lost a generals inside account of the iraq and afghanistan war. Im pleased to welcome Daniel Bolger to the table today. That wepropriate salute the men and women who put on the uniform and who went in harms risk. Yes. We must always remember when we talk about the war, one thing we can point to with tried is the sacrifice, the bravery, their skills and courage and the sacrifices made by their family and fellow citizens to keep them there. When men and women go to war, their spouses go to war. Children, too. The title of your book is why we lost an inside account of iraq and afghanistan. Why did we lose . In the simplest term, we took our military and misused it. It w