August 15th, 2008 by Sarah

Yesterday, the American Enterprise Institute invited David Bellavia, Capt. Erik Swabb, and Colin Kahl to share their day to day experiences in Iraq, to discuss a potential withdrawal of U.S. troops, and the effects of the Surge on the ground.  David Bellavia is a former U.S. Army soldier and co-founder of Vets for Freedom, Capt. Erik Swabb is a U.S. Marine Corps member and currently attends Harvard Law School, and Colin Kahl is a Senior Fellow of the Center for a New American Security. Danielle Pletka, Vice President for Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at AEI, moderated the event.

Despite the heated exchange between participants, all agreed that while there have been great security gains in Iraq, those gains remain fragile.

For POMED’s full notes, click here.

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