Claim: Joel Rayburn born 1969 worked for the U.S. National Security Council, his book was published by Hoover Institution and explains Saddam Hussein's tactics.
Evidence: (1969-09-06) September 6, 1969 (age 51) He is a former member of the U.S. National Security Council staff and a retired U.S. Army officer. In 2014 he published a book titled "Iraq After America: Strongmen, Sectarians, Resistance", telling the history of the conflict in Iraq from the Iraqi perspective. The book was published by the Hoover Institution. Chapter 5 of his book is frequently cited to support the assertion that the Faith Campaign of Saddam Hussein promoted Salafi ideology, and thus created a base for the rise in 2003 of the Islamic State of Iraq and the related insurgency.