"Challenges for U.S. National Security Policy"Sanford S. Elberg Lecture: Institute of International Studies: UC Berkeley
"Challenges for U.S. National Security Policy"Anthony Zinni is a decorated Vietnam War veteran and a four-star retired Marine general. From 1997 to 2000 he served as head of the Central Command, responsible for U.S. forces in the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia. During the 1990s he led U.S. relief operations in Turkey and Iraq, the former Soviet Union, and Somalia. In retirement, he became one of the most vocal critics of the Bush administration's Iraq war policies. Speaking of the Iraq War in April, 2004, he said, "I have seen this movie; it was called Vietnam." His newest book is The Battle for Peace: A Frontline Vision of America's Power and Purpose.
Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available April
4, 2007, at the Cal Performances Zellerbach Auditorium box office. Limit 2
tickets per person; all seating is General Admission.
See the interview with Tony Zinni, "Challenges for U.S. National Security Policy."
See also the 2001 interview with General Zinni, "The Military's Role in a Changing World."
About the Sanford S. Elberg Lecture in International Studies
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