Location: The Heritage Foundation's Allison Auditorium
The war in Iraq will soon enter its fifth year. Although
the Iraqi people have been liberated from the oppressive
dictatorship of Saddam Hussein and have formed an elected
government, that government is threatened by a splintered
insurgency, radical Islamists, sectarian tensions, factional feuds,
and neighboring countries that oppose the consolidation of a
democratic Iraq.
The Bush Administration's recent shift in military strategy and
surge of U.S. troops to Baghdad and Anbar Province has been a focus
of fierce debate in Washington. What have been the results so
far in Iraq? Has progress been made in fighting the
insurgents and reducing sectarian violence? What lies
ahead? How can U.S. policy in Iraq be improved?
More About the Speakers
Anthony Cordesman
Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy,
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Frederick Kagan
Resident Scholar,
American Enterprise Institute
Kenneth Pollack
Director of Research,
Saban Center for Middle East Policy,
The Brookings Institution
Hosted By
James Phillips
Senior Research Fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs
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