Iraq War Five Years On

Iraq War Five Years On

With the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War upon us, our guests will discuss the current state of Iraq, the effectiveness of the surge in light of recent attacks in Baghdad and their impact on future troop levels.

With the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War upon us, our guests will discuss the current state of Iraq, the effectiveness of the surge in light of recent attacks in Baghdad and their impact on future troop levels.

Guests

Peter Rodman

Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (2001-07)

Lawrence Korb

Senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and former Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan administration

Rick Barton

Rick Barton is a senior adviser in the CSIS International Security Program and codirector of the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project

Michele Flournoy

Formerly a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, she is now president and co-founder of the Center for a New American Security.

Amb. Charles Ries

Minister for Economic Affairs and Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq. (He's the number three U.S. official in Baghdad)

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