9 February 2009

I was wrong on the surge in Iraq

Tom Switzer
Presenter, ABC Radio National

The Australian

Tom Switzer admits that the US is achieving some kind of success in Iraq, despite his strong opposition to the war from the outset.

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Tom Switzer
Presenter, ABC Radio National
Tom Switzer was a senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre until March 2017. He is a presenter on the ABC’s Radio National and a columnist at Fairfax publications.

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9 February 2009

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