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  • Roundup: Iraq Troop Surge
    Despite polls indicating that most Americans oppose sending additional troops to Iraq, the president has made such a proposal the centerpiece of his new plan. Journalists and foreign policy experts weigh in on how a surge of U.S. troops will impact the situation in Iraq.
    Wednesday, March 21, 2007

 

GUESTS

  • Paul Rieckhoff
    Friday, June 13, 2008
    Founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America explains the need for a national call to better support our returning troops.
  • Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez
    Monday, May 5, 2008
    Former Iraq commander and author of Wiser in Battle, says there are lessons the U.S. has yet to learn politically from the war in Iraq.
  • Phil Donahue
    Thursday, April 24, 2008
    Pioneering talk show host explains how the politics of fear led the U.S. into the Iraq war and keeps Americans complicit.
  • Noah Feldman
    Thursday, April 10, 2008
    Harvard University law professor and author discusses the impact of the rise of the Islamic state on U.S. foreign policy.
  • Rep. Joe Sestak
    Wednesday, April 9, 2008
    Pennsylvania representative weighs in on today's testimony by Gen. Petraeus before the House Armed Services Committee.
  • Douglas Feith
    Tuesday, April 8, 2008
    Former under secretary of defense defines the Bush doctrine of war and addresses whether it is an appropriate policy.
  • Gen. Wesley Clark
    Monday, March 24, 2008
    Gen. Wesley Clark explains why the U.S. isn't winning the war the way the Bush Administration expected it would.
  • Damien Cave
    Thursday, March 20, 2008
    "New York Times" journalist discusses the current state of Iraq.
  • Josh Lucas
    Friday, February 15, 2008
    Actor shares lessons learned from working on two war-themed documentaries, including Operation Homecoming.
  • Col. Stephen Twitty
    Wednesday, November 14, 2007
    From Mosul, Iraq, U.S. Army commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team discusses the situation inside the country.
  • Sen. Jack Reed
    Wednesday, September 5, 2007
    Armed Services Committee member, who has been to Iraq more than anyone in the Senate, comments on whether the Iraq troop surge has worked.
  • (Ret.) Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton
    Wednesday, August 22, 2007
    (Ret.) Army Maj. Gen. comments on the upcoming report to Congress on progress of 'the surge.'
  • Charles Ferguson
    Friday, August 10, 2007
    First-time filmmaker Charles Ferguson discusses his new documentary, No End in Sight: The American Occupation of Iraq.
  • Col. Paul Hughes
    Friday, August 10, 2007
    Col. Paul Hughes, former director of the Iraq War reconstruction, talks about what the war has done to America.
  • Peter Eisner
    Friday, May 11, 2007
    Journalist Peter Eisner gives the backstory for his new book, The Italian Letter.
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein
    Wednesday, May 9, 2007
    California Sen. Diane Feinstein explains her efforts to close the controversial U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.
  • Ali A. Allawi
    Monday, April 9, 2007
    Former Iraqi senior advisor Ali A. Allawi says the military is not the only solution and weighs in on Iran's nuclear program.
  • Vali Nasr
    Monday, April 2, 2007
    Middle East scholar Vali Nasr comments on the continuing crisis in Iran following the capture of 15 British naval officers.
  • Jane Arraf
    Wednesday, March 28, 2007
  • Robert Greenwald
    Monday, March 19, 2007
  • Rep. Henry Waxman
    Wednesday, February 28, 2007
  • James Longley
    Friday, February 9, 2007
  • Thomas L. Friedman
    Tuesday, January 9, 2007
  • Nicholas Burns
    Tuesday, January 9, 2007
  • John Burns
    Monday, January 8, 2007
  • Rep. Ellen Tauscher
    Wednesday, December 6, 2006
  • (Ret.) Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton
    Thursday, November 30, 2006
  • Thomas Ricks
    Tuesday, August 1, 2006
  • Gov. Bill Richardson
    Wednesday, July 26, 2006
  • Sen. Bill Nelson
    Monday, January 31, 2005
  • Dr. Kiron Skinner
    Friday, October 29, 2004

 

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