Michael O'Brien is the author of America's Failure in Iraq. He was a Department of Defense contractor in Iraq from 2006-2007. He was on the national headquarters staff of the Bush-Cheney 2000 campaign in Austin, Texas, and served in the administration of George W. Bush at the State Department and the Office of Homeland Security. Michael O'Brien is a graduate of West Point and was an infantry officer, an Army Ranger, and a paratrooper. He lives in Arlington, Va.