It is always an honor to welcome men like Bill Roggio to Pundit Review Radio. Bill is a former Army man who has embedded with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has helped to build The Long War Journal into an indespensible resource for those interested in Obama era Overseas Contingency Operations The War on Terror. Like Michael Yon, Long War Journal is supported by its readers. If you value this type of citizen journalism, please consideer making a donation.
Bruce McQuain joined me in this interview. I always want to include his great experience and perspective when talking to people like Bill Roggio. Bruce is an Army vet himself, having spent 28 years in the service, including a tour in Vietnam.
One of the first topics addressed was this recent report from Long War Journal,
US released senior Iranian Qods Force commander
A senior Qods Force officer who led one of the three commands in Iraq assigned to attack US and Iraqi forces was one of five Iranians released by the US military on July 9.
…Farhadi is considered one of the three most dangerous Iranian operatives to have been captured in Iraqi since the US began targeting the Iranian-backed Shia terror networks. His role as one of the three theater commanders in the Ramazan Corps means he is directly responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing attacks against US forces.
The Ramazan Corps is responsible for the death of hundreds of US soldiers in Iraq, and the corps backed the various uprisings by Shia extremist groups. Ten percent of US deaths in Iraq are estimated to have been caused by the Iranian-supplied, armor-piercing explosively-formed projectiles, or EFPs.
This segment flew by and we need to have Bill back on soon to get his perspective on the wars in Iraq and increasingly, Afghanistan.
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