21 DAYS TO BAGHDAD: General Buford Blount and the 3rd Infantry Division in the Iraq War

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History of the 3rd Infantry Division to Kuwait, the invasion of Iraq, and the three weeks of violent desert conflicts on the way to Baghdad before the siege and battle for the city itself, and the thunder runs that saw its fall to US forces. Details the complex security mission that required the soldiers and their commanders to convince Iraqi citizens that the US was there to help them, while at the same time they continued fighting Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard, paramilitary forces, and terrorists.

Discusses the long reach of the US military, the limitations of nation building in the wake of war, and the tensions between policymakers in Washington DC, and troops on the ground over the purpose and conduct of the US invasion of Iraq. Based on exclusive, extensive interview with 3rd Division commander General Buford 'Buff' Blount.