"The Army tries to learn as best it can from its operations ... to assist in conducting operations in the future," said Col. Reese

Col. Timothy R. Reese, Armor officer and Army historian and Dr. Donald P. Wright joined us for a Bloggers Roundtable to discuss the release of "On Point II." "On Point II" is the U.S. Army's first historical study of its campaign in Iraq in the decisive 18 months following the overthrow of the Baathist regime in April 2003. The book examines both the high-level decisions that shaped military operations after May 2003 as well as the effects of those decisions on units and Soldiers who became responsible for conducting those operations.

Joining us on the call today were Jason Sigger, armchairgeneralist; and Grim, blackfive.net.