Saturday, May 28, 2016

U.S. Involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan

 
Daniel Serwer, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Professor, discussed the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Topics included the replacement for a recently killed Taliban leader in Afghanistan, the Iraqi military’s efforts to retake Fallujah from the ISIL*, and the future of U.S. involvement in the region. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications, including a telephone line reserved for active and retired military.

The program concluded with a video clip of Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson being interviewed May 26, 2016, for “Newsmakers.”

*The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic), is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. 

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Source: C-SPAN

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