War Strategy; Saddam's Elite Forces; Managing Stress on the Battlefield; The Effects of Wartime Stress on Civilian Populations
War Strategy
Larry Mantle speaks with Hal Kempfer, a military analyst for ABC 7 News and a Reserve Marine Lt Col., to get the latest news on strategies used in the war with Iraq.
Saddam's Elite Forces
Coalition forces will meet the Republican Guard in battle soon. The Republican Guard is the cream of Saddam's ground forces, expanded during the Iran-Iraq War from a palace guard to a force of seven divisions. In addition to the Republican Guard, there is a separate force called the Special Republican Guard, tasked with protecting Saddam Hussein personally. Joining host Larry Mantle to discuss Saddam's elite forces is David Isenberg, Senior Analyst at BASIC, the British American Security Information Council and Jeremy Binnie, Middle East Editor of Jane's Sentinel.
Managing Stress on the Battlefield
How do military personnel in combat cope with the stress of armed conflict? Larry Mantle talks with Dr. Roger Pitman, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, about controlling stress on the battlefield.
The Effects of Wartime Stress on Civilian Populations
What does the stress of war do to civilian populations, both in war zone and on the home front? People living in war zones have to cope with the fear of bombs falling on their homes, power and water outages, and possible displacement. Those living on the home front have to deal with 24-hour war coverage and the uncertainty of retaliation from terrorists. Joining host Larry Mantle to talk about the effects of wartime stress on civilian populations is Dr. Andrei Novac, Associate Clinical Professor of Trauma Psychiatry at UCI Medical Center.