As President Obama carefully considers our next move in Afghanistan, a decision that will define his presidency, we too are questioning what it means to further commit to this complex quagmire. Would a “counter-terrorism” strategy be more successful than a surge of 30,000 plus American soldiers? If we commit more troops will that actually help our original intentions of disabling al-Qaeda? How can we trust a partnership with Hamid Karzai after he rigged his last election and employs warlords in his cabinet? Do we really want to try and reform the dangerous Taliban factions?
The news is barely giving us a clear picture of what an escalated war in Afghanistan would look like. At this point we are left to piece together fractured bits of insider information. Coming to our aid is the Critical Issues Seminar, “Afghanistan: Which Way Forward?” Larry Mantle, the host of KPCC’s Airtalk, will moderate a panel discussion between Congressman Adam Schiff, a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence and of the Committee on Foreign Operations; Dr. Kalev I. Sepp, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations; and Dr. Reza Aslan, author of “No God But God” and the upcoming “Words Without Borders: Writings From the Middle East.”
WHEN: 7:00pm
ADMISSION: Free
WHERE: The Autry National Center of the American West
ADDRESS: Griffith Park Campus, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027
AUTRY WEBSITE: www.autrynationalcenter.org
COMMUNITY ADVOCATES INC WEBSITE: www.cai-la.org
