Hoover Institution at Stanford University

Hitchens On Iraq

Taped on August 23, 2007

What is the situation on the ground in Iraq — militarily and politically? Should the United States stay or withdraw, and what would be the consequences of each? Christopher Hitchens, one of the war’s most ardent supporters, analyzes the current battle taking place in America over the direction and management of this most divisive of wars and argues that it is imperative that America stand by its commitment to the people of Iraq. (29:29) Video transcript

Guests:

  • Christopher Hitchens

    Christopher Hitchens is the author of more than ten books, including, most recently, God Is Not Great — How Religion Poisons Everything. He is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, and has written prolifically for American and English periodicals, including the Nation, the London Review of Books, Granta, Harper's, the Los Angeles Times Book Review, New Left Review, Slate, the New York Review of Books, Newsweek International, the Times Literary Supplement, the Atlantic, and the Washington Post. He is also a regular television and radio commentator.



Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens



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