Professor Barry Posen argues against involvement in the current crisis in Iraq while speaking with Tom Ashbrook, host of NPR’s On Point. “[T]his argument that it’s going to be an easy and convenient base for a terrorist enterprise is challengeable on many fronts,” says Posen.
Robin Young of WBUR speaks with Professor Jim Walsh about the crisis unfolding in Iraq ahead of President Obama’s address. Walsh predicts that Obama will attempt to find a middle course between those calling for intervention and those hoping to keep the U.S. from being involved further in Iraq.