Conversations With History - Edward N. Luttwak

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes author/consultant Edward N. Luttwak for a discussion of U.S. global strategy. He analyzes the Iraq debacle highlighting the misperceptions and strategic errors made by the United States in the conflict. He questions the importance of the Middle East and discusses the more important challenges facing the United States.

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[WarVideo]

@PaulyIzACracker

Well, int eh past western nations at least had enough self esteem to assert their own right to exist end defend themselves by any means necessary, you cant say the same thing today.

[iqsquared]

Edward Luttwak will be taking part in Intelligence Squared’s live debate entitled “The Middle East peace process is a charade” in London, Sept 2010. Hear him argue for the motion and ask him questions in person. Go to our website ‘Intelligence Squared’ for info and tickets. This event can be watched live online worldwide.

[ForexReviewsCentral]

thanks for the video

[lord19561]

@juhahn especially the ones who are not able enough to win them

[CabronDioz]

Great interview. Though there exists no such pipeline that transports 5 billion barrels per day. 5 million barrels per day is probably what Luttwak meant. So all is good.

[PawSoxMom]

IMO, this is ruling class smoke and mirrors.

[PawSoxMom]

@MrCropper Haven't you ever heard of Tesla's technology? There is no need to go back to coal.

[100milnic]

This guy is quite interesting, a radical conservative. He is looking at foreign policy failures & attempting to come up with solutions other than maintaining the status quo of vested interests repeating same problems. He appears to be applying traditional liberal economic conservatism to foreign policy, suggesting brute equalibrium reslove conflicts, rather than artificial intervention, ie for own unsustainable oil consumption or others unsustainable democratic institutions. Radical conservatism

[juhahn]

"War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it. "

Desiderius Erasmus

[MrCropper]

32:14 "Is oil a substance that we should be so dependent on? The answer is no."

Well there's a fine way to get rid of all our problems - go back 100 years, time technology to coal. Brilliant! Steam trains and cargo steamers. To hell with oil.

Sheesh.