A Conversation with Chuck Hagel

Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Speaker
Chuck Hagel
Member, U.S. Senate (R-NE)
Presider
Jessica P. Einhorn
Dean, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University

Having just returned from his fifth trip to Iraq, Senator Hagel says "there are important areas of progress."  However, he says he is "frustrated and worried" about the situation there. Join him for a discussion about moving forward in the region and how the conflict has affected the U.S.role in the world.

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