In anticipation of General Petraeus’ report on Iraq this September, Americans want to know whether the U.S. has been part of the solution or part of the problem. According to Ellen Laipson, president and CEO of the Henry L. Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., the answer is: Both. Laipson joins host Geoffrey Kemp, Director of Regional Strategic Programs at the Nixon Center, to discuss how the U.S.’s dual role as defender and babysitter of the fledgling Iraqi government will affect the future of U.S. - Middle Eastern relations.

Host> Geoffery Kemp, director, Regional Strategic Programs, Nixon Center
Guest> Ellen Laipson, president and CEO, Henry L. Stimson Center

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