Iraq and Afghanistan

Iraq and Afghanistan

What recent security gains in Iraq and a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan could mean for future U.S. military strategy and troop deployment. An update on the conflicts and a look at what the administration and the presidential candidates...

What recent security gains in Iraq and a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan could mean for future U.S. military strategy and troop deployment. An update on the conflicts and a look at what the administration and the presidential candidates are saying.

Guests

Karen DeYoung

senior diplomatic correspondent, The Washington Post.

James Kitfield

senior correspondent, "National Journal" magazine.

Nancy Youssef

Pentagon correspondent, McClatchy newspapers.

Anthony Cordesman

Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Amb. Wendy Sherman

former special assistant to the President and Secretary of State and North Korea policy coordinator in the Clinton Administration

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