Program Overview
- Hosts: Kareem Hamadi
- Length: 47:07
- Original Airdate: Feb 2009
Iraqi elections recently took place in what was viewed as successful progress towards democracy. Barack Obama made a campaign promise to have the American military out of Iraq sixteen months after he takes office. Obama supports "responsible withdrawl" from Iraq but does not want to see a return to violence or see the nascent Iraqi democracy fail during his administration. Kareem Hamadi of Al-Iraqiya leads a discussion with leading policy experts on what to expect in US policy in Iraq over the next four years.
Guests include: Steve Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations; Kenneth Pollack, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; and Samir Sumaida'ie, Ambassador of Iraq to the United States
About the host:
AAA Journalist Fellow Kareem Hamadi has been a leading anchor and news director for Al-Iraqiya since 2003. He currently hosts the weekly primetime program "The Fourth Estate, where he interviews prominent policy makers and influential figures on issues ranging from democratic reform, elections, security, economic development, and freedom of the press in Iraq. Learn about the AAM Journalism Fellowship program.
