President Bush's Plan to Boost Troops in Iraq

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In The Media

President Bush's Plan to Boost Troops in Iraq

By Jessica Tuchman Mathews

Published on Jan 11, 2007

Source: NPR's All Things Considered

In his address to the nation on January 10, 2007, President Bush called for an increase of more than 20,000 U.S. troops on the ground in Iraq. But his plan is already attracting skeptics on Capitol Hill and elsewhere. Carnegie President Jessica T. Mathews joined commentators on a special edition of NPR’s All Things Considered to provide analysis immediately following the President’s speech.

Click here to listen to the segment.
(Select "Special Coverage: Speech, Analysis"; Mathews' segment begins at 22:40.)

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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