Hitchens On Iraq
Filmed on August 23, 2007

Christopher Hitchens

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)

Chapters

00:00 The surge
05:22 The political situation in Iraq
08:21 Stay or go?
14:22 What would victory look like?
17:22 The situation at home
21:40 Presidential leadership
24:20 Accomplishments and failures

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.