Location:
The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
It's ironic to think that one of the most subversive,
anti-American forces in the war on terrorism is the institution
that is the mastermind of much of America's foreign policy and
strategy, the State Department. In Dangerous Diplomacy, Joel
Mowbray shows exactly how this is the case, revealing shocking
information on State's shortsightedness, poor judgment, and
resistance to change and how these shortcomings have compromised
national security and American lives time and time again.
Using in-depth, comprehensive interviews with State Department
personnel and looking closely at State's recent history and
publications, Mowbray reveals: State's Herculean efforts to cover
up the lax visa policies that allowed the September 11 hijackers to
enter the U.S. legally - while keeping these policies in place as
long as possible; State's arms-for-tyrants program - and how it
very nearly succeeded in providing Saddam Hussein's Iraq with
nuclear capability; and the State/Saudi alliance - Why State bends
over backwards to keep the Saudis happy despite the kingdom's clear
support for global terrorism and much more...
Mowbray documents a State Department in dire need of reform -
revealing here for the first time just how far State has strayed
from its intended role as the primary agent of U.S. interests
abroad.
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featuring author Joel Mowbray
Hosted By
Harvey Feldman
Distinguished Fellow in China Policy
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