The Midcoast Forum on Foreign Relations sponsored a talk by Peter VanBuren, a veteran of the US Foreign Service, who has served in many countries around the world. His talk centered around his book “We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People.”
Mr. Van Buren's talk was entitled Lessons from the "Reconstruction" of Iraq.
This talk was recorded February 6, 2012 at Point Lookout in Northport.