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As the War in Iraq was developing, the Global Beat engaged in a series of informative interviews on U.S. policy with various members of the Security policy Working Group. To read the interviews click on the names below.

Marcus Corbin: On the effectiveness of the administrations new approach to defense policy.

William Hartung: On the need to rethink the strategy on Iraq

Winslow T. Wheeler: On the administration's overall Middle East Strategy

Lucy Webster: On the impact of Post Saddam Iraq