There’s one thing that’s certain about the future of Iraq, it’s this: To truly win the war, America must secure the peace. And as news comes today of a successful, stepped up American military offensive on the outskirts of Baghdad, the question of what comes next in Iraq, and who will lead the charge there, looms that much larger.
State Department and Pentagon plans differ on questions of personnel, but they share a vision in which a future interim government is led first by Americans, and later by members of the Iraqi opposition. Meanwhile, allies abroad clamor for a larger United Nations role. No matter who’s in charge, the challenges of reconstructing Iraq will be daunting. Securing peace. Establishing trust. And fixing what war ravaged.
Guests:
Jane Holl Lute, Executive Vice President at the United Nations Foundation
Daniel Serwer, Director for the Balkans Initiative at the U. S. Institute for Peace.