Iraq and Afghanistan: 15 Years and Counting
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The spring of 2013 marked the 15th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, and the war in Afghanistan has gone on long enough that children born after 9/11 are now old enough to enlist in the military. Is there any path out of conflict for Iraq and Afghanistan — for the United States, or for the citizens of the war-weary countries?
Speakers
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Jane HarmanChair, Commission on the National Defense Strategy -
David PetraeusPartner, KKR; Chairman, KKR Global Institute -
Dan SenorExecutive, Elliott Management; Co-Author, Start-Up Nation: The Story o... -
Douglas LuteFormer US ambassador to NATO -
Ryan CrockerDiplomat in Residence, Princeton University
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