The Humanitarian Impact of Conflicts in the Middle East - Gallery
The Humanitarian Impact of Conflicts in the Middle East
Ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and their importance to U.S. national security and values, including human dignity and freedom, were discussed during a panel discussion led by the Institute for the Study of War.
Grace Farms Foundation's President and Founder Sharon Prince introducing the Humanitarian Impact of Conflicts in the Middle East event, featuring the Institute for the Study of War.
Retired General David H. Petraeus served 37 years in the U.S. military, culminating his career with six consecutive commands, five of which were in combat, including command of coalition forces during the Surge in Iraq, command of U.S. Central Command, and command of coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Grace Farms Foundation's Director of Law Enforcement & Risk Officer, Rod Khattabi; Jennifer Cafarella, Director of Research at the Institute for the Study of War; Dr. Kimberly Kagan, President of the Institute for the Study of War; former Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT); General David H. Petraeus (US Army, Retired); and Sharon Prince, President and Founder of Grace Farms Foundation.
"Regional partnerships remain vital and we must persist in promoting human rights and economic freedom, pursue the peace process, and continue to sustain alliances." - Rod Khattabi, Director of Law Enforcement & Risk Officer, Grace Farms Foundation
"One of the lessons that we should have learned, maybe decades ago, but certainly in the last two decades is to be very cautious about declaring victory or mission accomplished." - General David H. Petraeus (US Army, Retired)
"America has always been at our best in foreign and defense policy when we’ve been true to our values. And our values are very clearly stated and we can’t repeat them enough in the Declaration of Independence. We were defined by our values before we were defined by our borders." - former Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)