Event: "What Today’s Deadline in Iraq Means for Tomorrow"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        Contact: Megan Ortagus

August 23, 2010                                                                                            (202) 293-5550 x210 direct

                                                                                                                         (863) 398-6184          cell

“What Today’s Deadline in Iraq Means for Tomorrow”

EVENT:                    Conference call (on-the-record)

DATE:                       Monday, August 30^th, 2010      

TIME:                         1:00 PM EST

EXPERTS:               Marisa Cochrane Sullivan, ISW Deputy Director

James Danly, ISW Contributor & CFR Fellow

DETAILS:                 ISW military and Iraqi political experts will discuss the future of the American experience in Iraq after the August 31^st deadline and mission change for the U.S. military. How will AQI and Shi’a militia groups seek to destabilize Iraq after U.S. troops draw down? Will government formation continue to stalemate? What will the U.S. and Iraqi relationship look like after 2011?

RSVP:                          [email protected]

Participant Dialing Instructions:

Toll Free Number: 1-800-868-1837

Direct Dial Number: 1-404-920-6440

Conference Code: 584338#

For media inquiries, please contact ISW Communications Director, Megan Ortagus, at [email protected]  or at (202) 293-5550 x210.

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