Story Archives of 'Iraq War'

This week, General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker told Congress security gains in Iraq were “fragile and reversible”…and said U.S. forces need more time. But the reaction on Capitol Hill was decidedly mixed… We’ll dig into what was said and look at where the Iraq effort goes from here.

Guests

• Wayne Lesperance, Associate Professor of Political Science at New England College
• Bill Martel, Associate Professor of International Security Studies at the Fletcher School at Tufts University
• Jeremy Pressman , Assistant professor of political science at the University of Connecticut.

Five years ago today the first missiles fell on Baghdad. Today the war continues; many in New Hampshire have lost their lives, with many more injured or maimed. The war has also been said to influence our recent elections and divide our state along pro and anti-mission lines. We’ll talk with Granite State servicepeople, their families, VA workers, peace activists and political analysts about their reflections of five years of the Iraq war.

Guests

• Michael Hamilton, a Senior at Plymouth State University majoring in Communications and Intern for the Exchange. From March to June of 2003, Michael served in the Iraq war in An Nasiriyah.
• Sgt. Mike Dagle, Deputy Public Affairs Officer for the New Hampshire National Guard
• Maj. Andrew Anderson, Commander of the Officer Candidate School who also works for the Operation’s office at the New Hampshire National Guard. Andrew served in the Iraq War for 11 months from December 2004 to November 2005
• Nicole Dicenzo, a Plymouth based interior designer. Her husband, Doug Dicenzo, was killed in Iraq in May 2006. Nicole was featured in the 2007 NECN documentary “Remember Us”
• Ann Miller, Director of New Hampshire Peace Action and the New Hampshire Peace Action Education Fund
• Al Porsche, Readjustment Councilor for the Manchester Vet Center
• Dean Spiliotes, A New Hampshire-based political analyst who writes the NHPoliticalCapital blog
• Carol Shea-Porter, Democratic Congresswoman representing New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District

Delaware Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden spoke in Portsmouth during a campaign stop in New Hampshire. He outlined his Iraq policy before taking questions from the audience. (This recording consists of Biden's speech, but does not include the Q&A.)

Hillary Clinton drops by Exeter's Loaf and Ladle restaurant and talks for a few minutes with New Hampshire Public Radio's Jon Greenberg. Their conversation was guided in part by questions submitted by Exeter residents.

204 service members from our region have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, a new documentary honors and remembers them, through the families of eight of the fallen. We’ll talk to the film’s producer and some of the families involved - conversations that bring these faraway wars much closer to home.

Guests

• Iris Adler, executive editor for New England Cable News and writer/producer of the new documentary “Remember Us”
• Nicole Dicenzo, resident of Plymouth and wife of Army Captain Doug Dicenzo, who was killed in battle in Iraq; the Dicenzos are featured in “Remember Us”

We'll also hear from

• Cathy Crane, Doug Dicenzo's mother, who is also featured in "Remember Us"
• Brian Hart, father of Private John Hart of Bedford, Massachusetts, who was killed in battle in Iraq. The Harts are featured in “Remember Us”