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The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America’s Military

Dana Priest

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Dana Priest was a guest on booknotes to talk about her book, "The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America's Military". In her book Priest discusses what she sees as a growing dependence on America's military to manage international affairs.

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Dana Priest

Dana Priest covers the military for the Washington Post. She was awarded the MacArthur Foundation Research and Writing grant and Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting in 2001.


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The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America’s Military

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Past Airings

  • Saturday, January 16th at 6pm (ET)
  • Sunday, March 28th at 11am (ET)
  • Saturday, March 27th at 7pm (ET)
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