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Libya Conflict: Situation Update
By: Spencer Butts
ISW Deputy Director Marisa Sullivan Testifies on the Future of Iraq
Jun 23, 2011 - AnonymousOn Thursday, June 23, 2011 ISW Deputy Director Marisa Cochrane Sullivan testified before the Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East & South Asia regarding the future of Iraq.
Afghanistan in 2011 and Beyond-Counterinsurgency, Transition and Drawdown
Jun 23, 2011 - AnonymousPlease join the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) as we host Senator John McCain, Senator Joseph Lieberman and General Jack Keane (U.S. Army, Ret.)
ISW Analysts Comment on Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
LTG James Dubik, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Military Experts Scrutinize Obama's Drawdown Plan (PBS Newshour)
"Imagine the Allies deciding, in November of 1944 (one month before the unpredicted German counteroffensive called "the Battle of the Bulge"), to cut troop levels because "the counteroffensive is going well now."
ISW Analyst Jeffrey Dressler Discusses the Merits of President Obama's Drawdown Plan (ABC News)
Jun 23, 2011 - AnonymousJeffrey Dressler and Jake Deliberto discuss merits of President Obama's plan.
A Plan Unveiled for Afghan Transition
In a prime-time address to the nation last night, President Obama announced that 10,000 troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of this year and 23,000 by September 2012.
Afghanistan in 2011 and Beyond: Counterinsurgency, Transition and Drawdown
Jun 21, 2011 - AnonymousWith President Obama’s decision on withdrawal levels expected tomorrow, Congress, the policy community & the general public are debating the cost & level of commitment required to sustain the war.
Success Against Al Qaeda Depends on Success in Afghanistan (The Weekly Standard)
The New York Times reports today that senior officials within the Obama administration are pressing for an accelerated withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan.
Fact Sheet: Escalating Tensions in Iraq Threaten Security Agreement Extension
Jun 16, 2011 - AnonymousRelations have reached new lows in Iraq as tensions escalated between Prime Minister Maliki’s State of Law coalition & former Prime Minister Allawi’s Iraqiyya bloc.