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Public Forum on Iraq War at CCSU to Feature Ned Lamont,
retired US General, and Brookings Institute scholar
NEW BRITAIN, (September 20, 2007)
Central Connecticut State University will host a 4 p.m.
forum, Wednesday, September 26 to discuss: “The War, The
Surge, and Staying the Course in Iraq.” The panel includes
Brigadier General (ret.) John Johns and Brookings Scholar
Michael O’Hanlon. The event will be moderated by former
Connecticut Democratic US Senate candidate Ned Lamont who
has recently joined CCSU as an adjunct faculty member in the
School of Arts and Sciences.
Lamont said, “ Connecticut helped kick off the debate about
our military strategy in Iraq last year, so it seems
appropriate that we get an update from two experts with
different views on the war. Congress is still trying to make
up its mind as what’s next. Maybe they should fly up
to CCSU and listen in.” Lamont is an adjunct faculty member
in Philosophy and Political Science at CCSU.
General Johns served in Vietnam and has written extensively
on military strategy including: “Counter Insurgency
Operations: Mission impossible.” After retiring from the
Army, he served as Assistant Secretary of Defense, Professor
at The National Defense University at Fort McNair, and he is
on the Board of the Council for a Livable World.
Michael O’Hanlon returned from Iraq last summer and co-wrote
a much discussed piece in The New York Times: “A War We
Might Just Win.” He is author of “Hard Power: The New
Politics of National Security.”
The forum is open to the public and will take place from
4-5:15 p.m. at Founders Hall in the Administration Building
at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain. Free
parking is available at the Student Center parking lot,
accessible via Ella Grasso Boulevard. Refreshments will be
served following the discussion.
For more information, contact: Professor David Blitz at
860-832-2916 or Professor Carol Austad at 860-832-3101.
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