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10:00U.S. Strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan

Guest host: Steve Roberts

There are 130,000 U.S. troops still in Iraq and 62,000 in Afghanistan, with thousands more on the way. A growing number of Americans are questioning U.S. policies and objectives in the two countries. The Obama Administration's strategies toward Iraq and Afghanistan.

Guests

Stephen Biddle, senior fellow for defense policy, Council on Foreign Relations; author, "Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle."

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for "The New York Times," author of "The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power."

Ambassador James Dobbins, director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the RAND Corporation, and former special envoy to Afghanistan.

11:00Scott Rosenberg: "Say Everything" (Crown)

What began with a handful of geeks has evolved into the pursuit of millions: how bloggers are breaking new ground in publishing, journalism, entertainment and self-expression and why blogging is here to stay

Guests

Scott Rosenberg, writer, editor, website builder, cofounder of Salon.com and author of "Dreaming in Code."

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