Iraq: Reflections on the Surge and the Way Forward

Date:	January 8, 2008
Time:	12:00 noon
Speaker(s):	Keynote Address Hon. Mark Kimmitt Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle Eastern Affairs Panel Stephen Biddle, Ph.D. Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Conrad Crane, Ph.D. Director, US Army Military History Institute, US Army War College Michael Meese, Ph.D. Deputy Head and Professor, Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy
Host(s):	James Phillips Research Fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs, Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation
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Location: The Heritage Foundation's Allison Auditorium The Bush Administration’s “Plan B” for Iraq, announced in January 2007 and fully operational in June, has produced remarkable improvements in the security situation. How much progress has been made in Iraq and how sustainable are these security achievements as the level of U.S. troops gradually drops to previous levels? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the surge strategy? What are the prospects for ultimate success? How can U.S. policy in Iraq be improved?