Iraq Surge Update

In January, President Bush put forth his strategy for success in Iraq... the so-called “surge” option of thousands more troops to stabilize the country. In the five months since then, Democrats and Republicans have been arguing amongst themselves and with the President about how effective this approach has been and how best to deal with the war in Iraq, whether to pull the troops out or stay the course. Meanwhile, General David Petraeus, the US military's top commander in Iraq, has asked Congress and the American public to wait until September to get a better idea of how well the surge is working. We’ll look at how well the President’s policy has worked so far– from a military and political point of view.

Guests

• Bill Martel, Associate Professor of International Security Studies at the Tufts University Fletcher School of Diplomacy
• Wayne Lesperance, Associate Professor of Political Science at New England College
• Jeremy Pressman, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut, Research Fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University and Co-author of the book “Point of No Return: The Deadly Struggle for Middle East Peace”.

We'll also hear from

• Senator John Sununu, Republican U.S. Senator from Bedford
• Congressman Paul Hodes, Democratic Congressman from Concord, Representing New Hampshire's 2nd District.