Ralph Groves

Ralph Groves is a retired U.S. Army major and former Defense Intelligence Agency civilian analyst. He served in the Army Reserve and commanded a detachment of the 209th Army Liaison Team. He was mobilized to Iraq from 2008 to 2009 on General Petraeus's staff in Baghdad and retired as a Major in 2010. From 1999 to 2018 he was a civilian analyst for the Defense Intelligence Agency, covering West Africa (Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Senegal) and then Iran. He has written two books on Iran, a novel, and articles, including one in Parameters. He is also a former chairman of the Libertarian Party of Orange County.

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