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Pentagon May Recommend Troop Increases in Iraq
Re-assessing US strategies in Iraq. Is sending in more troops the answer? The White House, Pentagon and Iraq Study Group are all considering options, and are expected to make recommendations soon. Does the US have enough combat-ready soldiers to increase troop levels in Iraq? How have the elections affected the debate? What role does public opinion play? Plus, another assassination in Beirut, and remembering Robert Altman, a singular voice in American cinema, who passed away last night. Sara Terry guest hosts.
By Sara Terry • • 1h 0m ListenRe-assessing US strategies in Iraq. Is sending in more troops the answer? The White House, Pentagon and Iraq Study Group are all considering options, and are expected to make recommendations soon. Does the US have enough combat-ready soldiers to increase troop levels in Iraq? How have the elections affected the debate? What role does public opinion play? Plus, another assassination in Beirut, and remembering Robert Altman, a singular voice in American cinema, who passed away last night. Sara Terry guest hosts.
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3 storiesLebanese Christian Leader Pierre Gemayel Assassinated
A prominent Lebanese Christian leader and critic of Syria was assassinated in Beirut today. Pierre Gemayel, who was also Minister of Industry, was shot dead by gunmen as his convoy traveled through a Christian neighborhood on the northern edge of Beirut. The shooting adds to an already tense political situation in Lebanon.
Read the story6 minUS Troops in Iraq: Send in More, Pull Them out?
With the mid-term elections over, and an insurgency that continues to rage, the debate is heating up in Washington over what exit strategy the US should follow in withdrawing American troops from Iraq.
Read the story36 minFilmmaker Robert Altman Dies
He created some of the most influential movies of the past forty years: MASH, McCabe and Mrs Miller, Nashville, The Long Goodbye, The Player. Just this year, he released what would turn out to be his last film, Prairie Home Companion .
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