FRONTLINE investigates the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of ISIS. Correspondent Martin Smith, who made "Truth, War & Consequences," "Beyond Baghdad," "Private Warriors" and "Gangs of Iraq," reports from Iraq on how the country began coming undone after the American withdrawal and what it means for the U.S. to be fighting there again.
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Martin Smith as Self - Reporter
Sarah Childress as self
Jim Gilmore as self
Jeremiah Kissel as self
Daniel Sugarman as self
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Martin Smith · Director, Writer
Jennifer Brooks · Editor
Jason Breslow · Producer
Missy Frederick · Producer
Raney Aronson-Rath · Executive Producer
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