Innovative Solutions for Iraq

With a panel of distinguished experts--including Ivan Eland, Peter Brookes, Lawrence J. Korb, Lt. Gen. William E. Odom (Ret.), and Gareth Porter--this groundbreaking program addresses a variety of solutions for Iraq. Some contributors argue that military overstretch in the Iraq war makes it necessary to rethink U.S. interventionist foreign policy--noting the degree to which American influence throughout the world has been squandered by an unnecessary war--and call for leaving Iraq. Others discuss partitioning Iraq or forming a loose, decentralized confederation that would reduce the likelihood of an explosive civil war; while still others defend U.S. foreign policy, suggesting that more international financial support would greatly assist in the reconstruction of Iraq. The forum concludes with a lively and provocative question and answer session.