Troop Surge in Iraq

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In The Media

Troop Surge in Iraq

By Robert Kagan

Published on Mar 4, 2007

Source: CSPAN

Carnegie’s Robert Kagan, Washington Post columnist and author of Dangerous Nation, appeared on C-SPAN's Q & A, on March 4, to discuss the Iraq war and the President’s troop surge. Dangerous Nation identifies a policy of aggressive expansion throughout American history. In the interview he describes a meeting between “neo-cons” and President Bill Clinton’s National Security Adviser Sandy Berger, urging the Berger to invade Iraq. Kagan also hypothesizes that Vice President Al Gore would have invaded Iraq as well, if he had won the 2004 presidential election.

Click here for video and transcripts on the CSPAN website.

About the Author

Robert Kagan

Former Senior Associate

Kagan, author of the recent book, The Return of History and the End of Dreams (Knopf 2008), writes a monthly column on world affairs for the Washington Post and is a contributing editor at both the Weekly Standard and the New Republic.

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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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