Peter Mansoor

retired U.S. Army colonel, professor of military history at The Ohio State University

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Peter Mansoor is a professor of military history at Ohio State University and the author of Surge: My Journey with General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War.

Mansoor is a retired Army colonel who served two tours in Iraq.

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A military historian and retired Army colonel discusses Benjamin Netanyahu’s strategy against Hamas, and what the war in Gaza means for Israeli politics domestically and globally.

Who governs a post-war Gaza?

A military historian and retired Army colonel discusses Benjamin Netanyahu’s strategy against Hamas, and what the war in Gaza means for Israeli politics domestically and globally.

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Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel has been compared to 9/11. Is Israel risking a similar outcome with plans to march into Gaza to destroy the terrorist group?

Lessons for Israel from US 9/11 response

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