Iraq and Afghanistan

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Iraq and Afghanistan

The U.S. and Iraq have signed an agreement for U.S troop withdrawal from Iraq by 2011. In Afghanistan, Taliban leaders have rejected an offer for peace talks with the Afghan government as long as foreign troops are present. An update on...

The U.S. and Iraq have signed an agreement for U.S troop withdrawal from Iraq by 2011. In Afghanistan, Taliban leaders have rejected an offer for peace talks with the Afghan government as long as foreign troops are present. An update on challenges and U.S. strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Guests

Paul Pillar

director, graduate studies at the Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University and a former CIA National Intelligence officer

Shibley Telhami

Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland, and author of "The Stakes: America in the Middle East" (Westview Press)

James Kitfield

senior correspondent, "National Journal" magazine.

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