Emma Sky was political adviser to the American military in Iraq from 2007 to 2010 and was initially against the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

At the age of 35 she requested a secondment to work for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office running the transition of power from occupying Allied forces to a new Iraqi Government in the country.

Emma says she was put in charge of a Province in Iraq and admits she did not have the experience or qualifications to do the job and Iraq ended up with people "doing their best in very difficult circumstances", adding many people who were in the country following the war were inexperienced and admits "we made it up as we went along".

This clip is originally from 5 live Daily on Tuesday 19 May 2015.