Thomas Ricks on his new book , The Gamble

    In his new book, “The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Adventure in Iraq,” 2006-2008, Washington Post reporter THOMAS RICKS tells the story of the of the insurgency within the American military that led to the surge and stabilization in Iraq. His previous book, “Fiasco,” was an expose on the origins of early failure in the war. Ricks is in the studio with Marty. Listen to the mp3

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