In his speech Tuesday at West Point, President Obama ordered 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan and pledged to begin withdrawing U.S. forces within 18 months. Larry and guests discuss the president's speech outlining the administration’s policy to support the Afghan security forces and contain the Taliban.
Guests:
P.J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
Arturo Munoz, Senior Political Scientist at the Rand Corp
Hal Kempfer, Retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel, CEO of KIPP, Knowledge & Intelligence Program Professionals
Barmak Pazhwak, Program Officer for the Afghanistan Grant Program at the United States Institute of Peace
Steven Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations
Doyle McManus, Washington columnist, Los Angeles Times