Iraq: The Way Forward - Assessing Iraqization

Monday, March 20, 2006
Speaker
Senior Fellow, Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider
Jane Arraf
Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foregin Relations; Former Baghdad Bureau Chief, CNN

12:00-12:30 p.m. Lunch Reception
12:30-1:30 p.m. Meeting

Three years after the beginning of U.S. military action in Iraq, Stephen Biddle will discuss iraqization and examine its potential perils.

This meeting is a guest event.

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