William L. Nash is a retired

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in the

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who commanded the 1st Armored Division when it went to

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in 1995 as the bulk of Multi-National Division (North) for a year as part of the

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(IFOR). A Russian brigade, initially under the command of Colonel Aleksandr Ivanovich Lentsov, was part of that effort. General Nash is a frequent contributor to

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. He stated in 2006 that he believes a civil war is taking place in Iraq. He is a retired visiting lecturer in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.

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William L. Nash-US Department of Defense official information page
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