Four Years Later

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In The Media

Four Years Later

By Jessica Tuchman Mathews

Published on Mar 19, 2007

Source: The Newshour with Jim Lehrer

On the fourth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, President Bush called for patience, Democrats urged a redeployment of U.S. troops, and protesters took to the streets from Washington to California. In an interview on The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, Carnegie President Jessica T. Mathews joined other experts to react to the president's comments and the political battle over what to do next. Among the topics they discussed are the troop increase, continuing violence and growing calls to withdraw.

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About the Author

Jessica Tuchman Mathews

Distinguished Fellow

Mathews is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She served as Carnegie’s president for 18 years.

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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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