Jack Carr: My Journey Through America’s Long War

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas speaks to bestselling novelist and historian Jack Carr. A former Navy SEAL sniper, Carr talks about his phenomenal book Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror (amzn.eu/d/00J8PHxt) as well as his upcoming novel The Fourth Option (amzn.eu/d/0hnTaGPo).

Jack describes:

• His path from childhood fascination with war to becoming a U.S. Navy SEAL sniper

• SEAL training: Hell Week, mental fortitude, and what separates those who quit from those who don’t

• Boarding Iraqi oil tankers: enforcing sanctions at sea and policing the post–Gulf War international order

• His experience as a sniper in Iraq and Afghanistan

• The 1983 Beirut barracks bombing and its role in shaping modern terrorism and U.S. foreign policy

• The mistakes in US counter-terrorism policy: how limited responses can shape enemy strategy over time

• From warfighter to writer: how Carr’s military experience informs his novels and nonfiction on the War on Terror

Jack Carr's official website: officialjackcarr.com

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Conflicted is a Message Heard production.

Executive Producers: Jake Warren & Max Warren.

This episode was produced by Thomas Small and edited by Alan Leer.

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