As a writer I had the space to try to humanize him without sanitizing him. That was my mission: to try to see the world from behind his eyes in order to explain his otherwise inexplicable behavior.Steve Coll <a href='https://www.patreon.com/demparadox'>Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon</a> <a href='https://democracyparadox.com/donations/'>Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox.</a> Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Learn more at <a href='https://kellogg.nd.edu/'>https://kellogg.nd.edu</a> Read Justin Kempf's essay "<a href='https://www.americanpurpose.com/articles/the-revolution-will-be-podcasted/'>The Revolution Will Be Podcasted</a>." A full transcript is available at <a href='https://wp.me/pavhaU-2Db'>www.democracyparadox.com</a>. Steve Coll is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who has served as President and CEO of New America and the Dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is currently a staff writer at The New Yorker. His most recent book is The Achilles’ Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq. Key Highlights<ul><li>Introduction - 0:20</li><li>Saddam Hussein - 2:56</li><li>Iran-Iraq War - 10:22</li><li>WMD - 27:06</li><li>2003 American Invasion - 46:03</li></ul>Key Links <a href='https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602066/the-achilles-trap-by-steve-coll/'>The Achilles’ Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq </a>by Steve Coll “<a href='https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/book-of-the-day/2024/02/how-iraq-was-lost-achilles-trap-steve-coll#:~:text=Steve%20Coll%27s%20account%20of%20America%27s,a%20series%20of%20devastating%20blunders.&text=Steve%20Coll%20is%20the%20Thucydides,%2C%20strictly%20factual%2C%20and%20exhaustive.'>How Iraq was Lost</a>” by Robert Kaplan in The New Statesman (Book Review of The Achilles' Trap) Read more from Steve Coll at <a href='https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/steve-coll'>The New Yorker</a> Democracy Paradox Podcast <a href='https://democracyparadox.com/2023/08/29/robert-kaplan-on-the-politics-of-the-past-and-future-of-the-greater-middle-east/'>Robert Kaplan on the Politics of the Past and Future of the Greater Middle East</a> <a href='https://democracyparadox.com/2023/04/11/steven-simon-on-american-foreign-policy-in-the-middle-east-including-iran-and-the-wars-in-iraq/'>Steven Simon on American Foreign Policy in the Middle East including Iran and the Wars in Iraq</a> <a href='https://democracyparadox.com/the-democracy-paradox-podcast/'>More Episodes from the Podcast</a> More Information <a href='http://apesofthestate.com/'>Apes of the State created all Music</a> Email the show at <a href='mailto:jkempf@democracyparadox.com'>jkempf@democracyparadox.com</a> Follow on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/DemParadox'>@DemParadox</a>, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/Democracy-Paradox-101855455970613'>Facebook</a>, Instagram <a href='https://www.instagram.com/democracyparadoxpodcast/'>@democracyparadoxpodcast</a> <a href='https://democracyparadox.com/100-books-on-democracy/'>100 Books on Democracy</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/demparadox">Support the show</a>

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When We Misread Dictators... Steve Coll on Saddam Hussein and the American Invasion of Iraq

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