Straus/CDI Panel Discussion

The official invitations go out tomorrow, but for those in the DC area who read EP's blog, I'd like specially to invite you to a panel discussion I've organized on Iraq, under the auspices of the Straus Military Reform Project at the Center for Defense Information, to be held at the National Press Club on Wednesday, February 28th, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. The moderator is Alton Frye. Panelists are Ted Carpenter, Helle Dale, Ed Peck, Frank Anderson, and Doug Macgregor. It's an outstanding panel and this should be a most informative and enlightening discussion. I will try to record the proceedings as a podcast for EP, but due to my obligations to make sure all runs smoothly may not be able to. We'll see. RSVP to me here to put your name on the attendance list.

‡ For better balance, late Tuesday I swapped out Ambassador Ed Peck (with his prior kind consent — it was his idea to be a place-holder, as he knew I was looking for another "pro-surge" perspective) for Frank Gaffney. Hopefully, and to the extent the event gets publicized, its lively discussion will help break the larger debate over Iraq into more manageable chunks. Also, and this is very good news, I've arranged with the NPC for the podium microphones to be accessible such that it will be easy (knock on wood) for me to record the event and I do intend to make it into a podcast.