Podcasts. In our final program looking back for president george w. Bushs decision to increase troop levels in iraq, scholars offered their analysis of the surge. From Southern Methodist university this is almost two hours. So its my pleasure to introduce the chair of this panel who is the executive director of the center at the university of texas at austin. And he has, i think, not unique but certainly worth while perspective, duel perspective of being a person who has both studied Decision Making in the white house and been part of Decision Making in the white house. He was a valuable member of really making the Network Connections and the interviews that are the underlying factor and underlying base of this project work. Will, i thank you for. That i turn the mike over to you. Thank you very much, jeff. Im honored to be moderating this panel here with four very dear friends and valued colleagues. There is a concern afoot that as a moderator i may let i got to my head and try toint
Sti perspective of a person who has studied decisionmaking in the white house. And a valuable member of really making the Network Connections and the interviews that are the underlying factor and underlying base of this project work. Will, i thank you for that, and i turn the mic over to you. [ applause ] all right. Thank you very much, jeff. Im honored to be moderating this panel here with four very dear friends and valued colleagues. There is a concern afoot that as a moderator i might let it go to my head and try to interject myself too much in the discussion. So ill be sitting down there while they make their presentations and come back up here during q and a time. You have the detailed bios of each of the speakers so i wont repeat those. First here is professor richard immerman. His bio says he recently retired from temple university. And that may be technically correct. I know richard well, richard does not know the meaning of the word retirement. Were Close Friends on the state
Demonstrators were hoping to reach the National Assembly and renew a campaign to oust progovernment nor makers before being blocked by a security barricade riot police and 5 to cast to try and dispersed the crowds this was the fast rally since returning to venezuela from a high profile tool which was intended to drum up International Support in a bid to unseat president Nicolas Maduro the opposition need to declare himself interim president often a movement to oust me last year. Thats it for this hour but dont go far because coming your way now its what you know. So she and i are as a nation from which position to be yes and investors are at the. Auto show as a approaches from our car from the forward to the trip improved for the new chairman happens you know to try to. Produce. This because of global was going to have to close to this incident you know why would you most of us have looked like a bunch of us moving this photo. And youre fighting with the folks for. The left just before
A Global Pandemic there are many Safety Measures and precautions that countries and communities across the globe are adopting or considering in their efforts to prevent and contain the spread of the coronavirus efforts include things like closing schools and universities and acting travel bans teaching proper senator kerry practices like say washing your hands executing a massive 37000. 00 strong series of military exercises with nato allies along the russian border in europe. Wait what was that last part again yes well massive crowd drawing events like w ws wrestle mania the 2020 olympics and yes even the coachella music best. Coachella have been talking about canceling postponing or limiting crowd sizes at their events the us military Industrial Complex is apparently exempt from all fear of his of spreading the coronavirus and is moving forward with whats being called defender europe 2020 so what does this latest adventure in militarism entailed well according to nato his very own we
All fear of his of spreading the coronavirus and is moving forward with whats being called defender europe 2020 so what does this latest adventure in militarism entailed well according to nato his very own website exercise though for a new europe 20 is a u. S. Led multinational exercise it is the largest deployment of u. S. Based forces in europe in more than 25 years with 20000. 00 u. S. Soldiers deployed directly from the u. S. To europe so 20000. 00 u. S. Troops along with an additional 17000. 00 soldiers already in europe will be Running Drills from the baltic to the black sees all in an effort to quote demonstrate the u. S. Militarys ability to quickly deploy a large force to support nato and respond to any crisis. Or in laymans terms and reality find a fun way to spend 340000000. 00 of taxpayer dollars to fight an imaginary war boosting the cold war 2. 00 tensions that were all living under and risk further spreading a highly Infectious Disease what oh yes boy do i love my milita