February 5 — “Iraq … The End Game?”
A recurring question found in most public opinion polls and on the 2008 presidential campaign trail: What will be the end-game for the U.S. in Iraq? How will U.S. decisions about continued engagement affect Iraq itself, and the Middle East? Pierre Atlas provides the answers.
When: Tuesday February 5 7:30-9:00 PM
Where: Butler University, Pharmacy Building
The Indiana Council on World Affairs kicks off its Great Decisions series with local favorite, Pierre Atlas. Pierre is director of the newly renamed Richard G. Lugar Franciscan Center for Global Studies at Marian College (which has itself announced a name chage: it will be The Marian University).
Know before you go … Read some of Pierre Atlas’s recent columns on Iraq: August 31, 2007: Time for a Reality Check on Iraq; September 13, 2007: Moving beyond failures.
For More Information about Iraq … check out Provocate’s recommendations.
If this event sounds interesting, check out the Mid-North Shepherd Center’s Great Decisions discussion of Iraq on april 2 … rumored speaker will be Iraq’s ambassador to the United Nations Faisal Istrabadi. You can hear local academics discuss Iraq and other “Global Issues the Candidates and the Electorate Should Be Talking About” at the Indiana Consortium for International Programs March 1. And Colin Powell will sort of have to talk about Iraq on February 18.
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