With Senators Clinton, McCain and Obama debating the war in Iraq and other military engagements overseas, the complex challenges facing the United States military are coming into focus. On April 7,
Opportunity 08 was in Miami to discuss the future of the United States armed forces and solutions for our next president.
As the war in Iraq and the U.S. mission in Afghanistan continue our armed forces are being stretched to the breaking point. Beyond arguments over strategy and tactics in U.S. military deployments, a critical question facing the nation and presidential candidates is, "What is the future of our military." Opportunity 08 Project Director Michael O'Hanlon joined two other defense experts--Senior Fellow Peter W. Singer and U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commissioner June Teufel Dreyer--for a discussion on military readiness. Former presidential advisor Kenneth Duberstein and Brookings senior Fellow Thomas Mann preceded the discussion with an analysis of the issues impacting this presidential election cycle. The event was co-hosted by Opportunity 08 at Brookings; the University of Miami; the University of Miami Student Government; the University of Miami Council for Democracy; and the University of Miami Get Out The Vote Chapter.
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