[applause] it afternoon. Everyones well fed, i hope. Joining us at lunch today is philip carter, senior fellow and director of military veterans and the Society Program at the center for a new american security. His research focuses on issues that face veterans and military personnel, force structure and readiness issues and several military relations. His most recentat article, what america owes its veterans is published in this Current Issue of Foreign Affairs magazine. Serving in iraq from 2005 until 2006 as an advisor to the state Department Reconstruction team, mr. Carter then returned home to increasing involvement in veterans and national affairs. As a civilian he worked in the private sector as a business advisor and he is currently teaching as anan adjunct professor of law at georgetown university. Today he is with us as a moderator and friend of our keynote speaker. So while mr. Carter makes his way to the stage, it is my pleasure to introduce the captain. [applause] never a
Gregory Vice President of programs for the World Affairs counsel and the chair of this Conference Planning committee paid thank you for all your hard work. [applause] good afternoon. Everybody well fed i hope. Joining us at lunch today is Phillip Carter senior fellow and director of military veterans and Society Program at the center for a new american security. His research focuses on issues that face veterans and military personneld, force structure and readiness issues and Civil Military relations. His most recent article what america owes its veterans was published in its currentha issue of Foreign Affairs magazine. Serving in iraq from 2,522,006 as an adviser to the state department for Reconstruction Team mr. Carter returned home to an increasing involvement in Veterans National affairs. As a civilian he has worked as in the private sector as an attorney and business adviser and is currently teaching is an adjunct professor of law at georgetown university. Un today he is with us
Carrying out the massacre. Then to iraq. We are now in the position to go on offense. The airstrikes have been effective integrating isils test capability in the advanced or making. Now we need Ground Troops, iraqi Ground Troops that can start pushing them back. As president obama deploys 1500 more troops to iraq, we will speak with matthew hoh, the former marine and state Department Official who once served in iraq. In 2009 he became the first known u. S. Official to resign in protest over the afghan war. And we will speak to a yale graduate student in Public Health who just completed 21 days in quarantine after returning from liberia. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has authorized the deployment of an additional 1,500 troops to iraq, more than doubling the current u. S. Force in iraq. Pentagon press secretary rear admiral john kirby unveiled the plan on friday. The commanderinchief ha
Killings is the worst atrocity mexico has seen in years. On friday, the Mexican Government accused a gang of carrying out the massacre. Then to iraq. We are now in the position to go on offense. The airstrikes have been effective integrating isils test capability in the advanced or making. Now we need Ground Troops, iraqi Ground Troops that can start pushing them back. As president obama deploys 1500 more troops to iraq, we will speak with matthew hoh, the former marine and state Department Official who once served in iraq. In 2009 he became the first known u. S. Official to resign in protest over the afghan war. And we will speak to a yale graduate student in Public Health who just completed 21 days in quarantine after returning from liberia. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has authorized the deployment of an additional 1,500 troops to iraq, more than doubling the current u. S. Force i
Killings is the worst atrocity mexico has seen in years. On friday, the Mexican Government accused a gang of carrying out the massacre. Then to iraq. We are now in the position to go on offense. The airstrikes have been effective integrating isils test capability in the advanced or making. Now we need Ground Troops, iraqi Ground Troops that can start pushing them back. As president obama deploys 1500 more troops to iraq, we will speak with matthew hoh, the former marine and state Department Official who once served in iraq. In 2009 he became the first known u. S. Official to resign in protest over the afghan war. And we will speak to a yale graduate student in Public Health who just completed 21 days in quarantine after returning from liberia. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has authorized the deployment of an additional 1,500 troops to iraq, more than doubling the current u. S. Force i