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Would a U.S. Withdrawal Help Al Qaeda In Iraq?
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=870 Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi, former Minister of Finance for the Iraqi Transitional Government, speculates on the effects of a U.S. withdrawal on Al-Qaeda operations in Iraq. ----- "The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace" with Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi. The U.S. effort in Ir... Read more

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- -: Would a U.S. Withdrawal Help Al Qaeda In Iraq?

April 30, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=870 Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi, former Minister of Finance for the Iraqi Transitional Government, speculates on the effects of a U.S. withdrawal on Al-Qaeda operations in Iraq. ----- "The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace" ...

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- -: Eric Schmitt - A Cultural Divide on the Ground in Iraq

August 7, 2007 (over 16 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1181 Eric Schmitt, Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent for the New York Times, describes a botched military raid he witnessed firsthand while embedded with American troops in Iraq in late 2003. ----- "Iraq and Afghanistan: A Reporter...

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- -: The Surge Worked - Dexter Filkins

October 15, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/23/Dexter_Filkins_Reporting_from_the_Front_Lines New York Times foreign correspondent Dexter Filkins argues that the U.S. "troop surge" in Iraq has, to date, largely been effective. ----- War correspondents often provide us with greater insight into th...

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- -: Three Things You Didn't Know About the Iraq War - Thomas Ricks

March 26, 2009 (about 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/10/Military_Power_Does_it_Work Washington Post military correspondent Thomas E. Ricks outlines what he views as three elements of the Iraq war that Americans do not understand, including how stuck the US truly is in Iraq. "President Obama is only slowly ...

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- -: Iraqi PM Says Iraq Ready for US Withdrawal - Nouri al-Maliki

March 31, 2009 (about 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/13/Prime_Minister_Nouri_al-Maliki_on_the_Future_of_Iraq Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki contests the belief that withdrawal of American forces from Iraq would lead to terrorism and violence. "The police, the army and the community in Iraq are all un...

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- -: Gen. David Petraeus: No Iraq-Style Surge in Afghanistan

March 31, 2009 (about 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/13/General_David_Petraeus_Update_on_the_Middle_East General David Petraeus says an Iraq-style surge in Afghanistan is not possible, citing a lack of infrastructure and the possibility of civilian casualties. ----- Commander, United States Central Comma...

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- -: The Four Pillars of Insurgency in Afghanistan

February 9, 2010 (about 14 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/29/Rebuilding_Peace_and_Stability_in_Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, Chairman of the Institute of State Effectiveness, outlines the four main drivers of the insurgency in Afghanistan. They include bad governance, drugs, sanctuary and Al-Qaeda. "This i...

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- -: Iraq War on Video: A Day in the Life of Troops on the Ground

April 15, 2010 (about 14 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/27/David_Finkel_The_Good_Soldiers The Good Soldiers author David Finkel plays a short video featuring U.S. Army footage taken from a Humvee in October 2007 during a typical mission in Eastern Baghdad. He details the day-to-day nature of Army life and des...

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- -: US - Taliban Partnership: If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them?

July 8, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/16/James_Hoge_on_America_and_the_World Foreign Affairs editor James Hoge argues that the U.S. needs reliable partners in Afghanistan in order to achieve success. He suggests that Karzai has thus far been a disappointment, and to meet the 2011 withdrawal ...

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- -: Joe Klein: Pakistan Is the Reason US Can't Leave Afghanistan

August 10, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/07/21/Debate_Future_of_Western_Relations_with_the_Muslim_World Time Magazine columnist Joe Klein argues that military involvement in Afghanistan has also bound the United States to Pakistan, leaving the U.S. in no position to abandon the mission. He relates...

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