E-mail a friendApril 8, 2008
Former under secretary of defense Douglas Feith defines the Bush doctrine of war and addresses whether it is an appropriate policy. Actor Thomas Haden Church talks about his new movie, Smart People.
Douglas Feith
Douglas Feith
Before joining the Georgetown University faculty, Douglas Feith was under secretary of defense for policy and helped devise strategy for the war on terrorism. During the Reagan years, he was a National Security Council Middle East specialist and also served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for negotiations policy. Feith has published many works on U.S. security policy, including War and Decision—the new memoir of his Pentagon work. The Harvard grad holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church
Tavis shares the story of how he received his SAG card with the actor. (1:42)
Thomas Haden Church has worked on both sides of the camera. His acting credits include TV's Wings and the miniseries, Broken Trail—for which he won an Emmy—and the features Spanglish and Sideways—a part he was offered after planning to quit acting and for which he won an Oscar nod. Rolling Kansas marked his directorial debut. The Texas native began his show biz career as a radio deejay and doing voiceovers. After college graduation, he moved West to hone his skills. Church is next up in the film, Smart People.