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- -: Using Carrots and Sticks with Russia

October 2, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/26/Comparing_the_Temperaments_of_McCain_and_Obama Former Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig discusses the Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008, and how the next U.S. President should approach diplomacy between the two nations. ----- This discu...

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- -: The Dalai Lama - War is Outdated

October 9, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/26/His_Holiness_the_Dalai_Lama_at_The_Aspen_Institute Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, describes war as "outdated" in an increasingly interdependent world. ----- The Aspen Institute and co-chairs Margot Pritzker and Richard Blum, in collaboration wi...

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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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- -: The Surge Got Lucky - Barbara Bodine

October 15, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/11/Ambassador_Barbara_Bodine_Iraq_and_the_Road_Ahead Former American Ambassador to Yemen Barbara Bodine argues that the claimed success of the U.S. troop surge in Iraq was largely due to the "luck" of the selection of General David Petraeus to lead the d...

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- -: Neither Obama or McCain a "Peace Candidate" - Ann Wright

November 3, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/20/Ann_Wright_Voices_of_Conscience Retired U.S. Army Colonel and antiwar activist Ann Wright argues that, while she believes Barack Obama to be the best choice to end the Iraq war, neither McCain or Obama are representative of a true "peace" candidate. ...

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- -: Joe Lieberman on McCain's Iraq Exit Strategy

November 4, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/03/Joe_Lieberman_-_What_Would_A_McCain_Presidency_Do Joe Lieberman, U.S. Senator (I-CT) and former Democratic Vice-Presidential Nominee, discusses Senator John McCain's plans for ending the Iraq war. ----- Joe Lieberman argues that John McCain's experi...

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- -: Missed Opportunities for Israel-Palestine Peace - Ned Temko

December 30, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/02/Israel_at_60_What_Happened_to_the_Zionist_Dream Ned Temko, Chief Political Correspondent for the Observer magazine, acknowledges the many missed opportunities from both Israelis and Palestinians to negotiate peace agreements over the years, and sees t...

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- -: Remembering a Fallen Soldier in Afghanistan - Craig Mullaney

March 19, 2009 (about 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/09/The_Unforgiving_Minute_A_Soldiers_Education West Point graduate and US Army veteran Craig Mullaney discusses when his platoon was ambushed in Afghanistan and the emotional consequences of losing a soldier during combat. "When you're doing causality ev...

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- -: Countering Afghanistan's Downward Spiral - Gen. David Petraeus

March 26, 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 Afghanistan "spiraled downward" as the insurgency "expanded its strength and influence." Petraeus outlines a counterinsurgency plan to stabilize Afghanistan, which includes t...

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- -: The Right Approach to Afghanistan? - Gen. Barry McCaffrey

March 26, 2009 (about 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/10/Military_Power_Does_it_Work Retired four-star General Barry McCaffrey discusses U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan. "Don't go fight and win a counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan - you're in the wrong war," he says. "Afghanistan could be bigge...

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