Tom Ricks
Tom Ricks
Thomas Edwin "Tom" Ricks is an American journalist who writes on defense topics. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. He writes a blog at ForeignPolicy.com and is a member of the Center for a New American Security, a defense policy think tank...
grade letting students
It's like letting students grade their own papers.
coming culture houses military night troops understand
Having American troops coming into houses at night really antagonized Iraqis. The U.S. military didn't understand the culture it was working with.
best emerged theme
One theme that emerged was everyone went in there with the best of intentions.
takes week
It takes just a week to get used to it.