Joint Forces Command released an unclassified version of a two-year-in-the-making report of Operation Iraqi Freedom from the viewpoint of Saddam Hussein and his military leaders. It’s the first report of its kind, said JFCOM officials, since World War II. A JFCOM team dug through the decision-making process by conducting interviews, examining orders, looking at maps and studying strategy to come up with the Iraqi Perspective Project report.
President Donald Trump’s nominee for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff touted his highly unusual background for the job as an asset and reaffirmed his commitment to stay apolitical during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 1.