Jan 11 Watch Plan to Increase Troop Numbers Comes Under Broad Scrutiny The proposed influx of more than 20,000 American troops in Iraq will change the composition of the U.S.-led operation. Middle East experts Zbigniew Brzezinski and Walter Russell Mead survey the current situation and discuss the implications of increasing troop numbers. Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch President Bush Prepares for Speech on Evolving Iraq Policy The administration is preparing to announce changes to its Iraq plan, including a increase in U.S. military presence by 20,000 troops. Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks talk about the evolving U.S. policy in Iraq in advance of President Bush's… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch U.S. Troops Clash With Insurgents in Baghdad A day after a deadly skirmish between U.S. soldiers and Iraqi insurgents in downtown Baghdad, Iraqi militants were arrested in conjunction with the firefight. The New York Times' Baghdad Bureau Chief John Burns reports on the violence and security situation… Continue watching