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HARDtalk

James Jeffrey

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News North AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC News Asia Pacific

President Obama is just where he didn't want to be - fighting another war in the Middle East. He promises that American troops will not be dragged back into Iraq, yet he portrays the confrontation with the group calling itself Islamic State as a generational struggle that has to be won. Hardtalk speaks to James Jeffrey, a former US ambassador in Turkey and Iraq. Is the Obama administration making the right calls in the Middle East? Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest:
James Jeffrey

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