Cato Institute -- "End of Iraq" (w/Peter Galbraith and Marina Ottaway):
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Description of Pictures: The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War without End (Simon & Schuster, 2006)
Author Peter W. Galbraith offers a stinging criticism of the Bush administration’s abortive nation-building policies in Iraq. Galbraith argues that it would have been nearly impossible to ever develop Iraq into a unified, democratic nation, and it has only become less likely over the past three years. Rather than persist in this futile mission, the United States should instead advocate the transformation of the Iraqi state into three independent nations. From first-hand experience and a deep knowledge of Iraq, Galbraith brings forth new ideas on how to end the American occupation.
Featuring:
* Peter W. Galbraith, Former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia and Senior Diplomatic Fellow, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation;
* Marina S. Ottaway, Director of Middle East Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;
* Christopher A. Preble, Moderator, Director of Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute
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CATEI_061019_036.JPG: Left to right: Peter W. Galbraith, Carpenter (pollster), Marina S. Ottaway, and Christopher A. Preble.
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Preble, Christopher appears on:
2019_DC_2Roads_190424 Cato Institute -- "Two Roads to War: How (and Why) America and Britain Decided to Invade Iraq" (w/Patrick Porter, Michael Mazarr, etc)
2016_DC_Blood_Oil_160113 Cato Institute -- "Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules that Run the World" (w/Leif Wenar)
2006_DC_CatMCI_061102 Cato Institute -- "U.S. Military and Counterinsurgency" (w/Jeffrey Record, Thomas Ricks, and Conrad Crane)
2006_DC_CatWOT_060908 Cato Institute -- "War on Terrorism Five Years after 9/11" (w/Robert Pape, Rand Beers, Andrew Kohut, Flynt Leverett, and Dana Priest)
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