US in Iraq: the importance of educational and cultural exchange programs.
May 12, 2010 in News and Updates
May 12, 2010 in Christian Science Monitor
Article on US in Iraq, by Bradford Higgins, former Assistant Secretary of State for Resource Management and Chief Financial Officer
Having been in Iraq, from 2002-5, the author cites the enormous financial resources spent on the US invasion, the numbers of lives lost, and the importance for the US of “getting the endgame right”. The war on terror is over ideas, and values. Education and cultural exchange programs, such as the Iraqi Women’s Fellowship Foundation, are cited as being “one of the most important and effective frontline weapons”.