A few days into the sixth year of the Iraq War, the flagship NPR News program "All Things Considered" aired a discussion between an anchor and a familiar guest.

"To talk about the state of the war and how the U.S. military changes tactics to deal with it," said longtime anchor Robert Siegel, "we turn now to retired Gen. Robert Scales, who's talked with us many times over the course of the conflict."

This is the sort of introduction that elevates a g ...

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