Retired Marine Colonel
Retired Marine Colonel who served in Iraq in 2004 and helped establish
bases for the reconstituted Iraqi armed forces, and called for the
resignation of Defense Secretary Rumsfeld in September
PROFILE
Thomas Hammes
Guest
FROM Thomas Hammes
To the Point
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