Iraq: The Way Forward--A Conversation with Senators Reed and Warner

Monday, May 15, 2006
Speakers
John William Warner
Member, U.S. Senate (R-VA)
Jack Reed
Member, U.S. Senate (D-RI)
Presider
Alton Frye
Presidential Senior Fellow Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations

When Senator Reed recently cosponsored a measure that threatens the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq if specific political criteria are not met, Senator Warner, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, quickly opposed the measure. Join the senators in a lively bipartisan discussion that will examine the way forward in Iraq and in the region.

6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Reception
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Meeting

Explore More on Congresses and Parliaments

Malaysia

Anwar’s First Months in Office: An Assessment
Malaysia's fractious parliamentary politics present significant governance challenges to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick February 13, 2023 Asia Unbound

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth II Is the Monarch of Fifteen Countries. What Does That Mean?
Queen Elizabeth II is the monarch of fourteen countries in addition to the United Kingdom. Barbados’s transition to a republic has revived debate over the future of the Crown.

In Brief by James McBride March 25, 2022

European Union

How Does the European Union Work?
The European Union has navigated a thicket of external and internal crises in recent years, including mass migration and Brexit. What are the union’s core institutions, and what roles do they play?

Backgrounder by James McBride March 11, 2022

Top Stories on CFR

Immigration and Migration

An Immigration Debate Worth Having
The best immigration policy is one that helps developing countries hold on to their best.

Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare November 12, 2024 Africa in Transition

Middle East and North Africa

Trump and the Middle East, With Steven A. Cook (Transition 2025, Episode 2)

Podcast
Steven A. Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Middle Eastern countries are reacting to former President Donald Trump’s election victory and his potential policy for the region. This episode is the second in a special TPI series on the U.S. 2025 presidential transition and is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Steven A. Cook November 12, 2024 The President’s Inbox

Iran

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
The IRGC is one of the most powerful organizations in Iran, conceived as the principal defender of the 1979 revolution, and now a critical link to Islamist militant groups violently opposed to Israel and the United States.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors November 12, 2024