Steve Coll talks about his new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, The CIA, and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq, which draws on new sources that provide a detailed look at Saddam and his relationship with the US. He discusses the Iran-Iraq War, the invasion of Kuwait, Saddam’s personality and paranoia, and, the big question, why he didn’t make clear he didn’t have WMD in the buildup to the war.
New Look at Saddam Hussein, the US Invasion of Iraq, and the Avoidable Errors That Led To It
