Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Tonight: Debate on Iraq held in London

Tonight: Vets For Freedom's Pete Hegseth at London debate on Iraq

For the past six months, Vets for Freedom has taken the lead in America in explaining—and supporting—the new counter-insurgency strategy being implemented with great success in Iraq.

Tonight, December 11, we will take that message to the world.

This evening, Pete Hegseth, Executive Director of Vets for Freedom, will represent our country during a debate in London about the future of Iraq. The debate will be hosted by Intelligence Squared, the most prominent debating forum in Europe, and will be broadcast on BBC World television, which has an audience of over 76 million people worldwide.

Hegseth will join prominent British author William Shawcross by promoting the motion that states, “the surge is working, let’s win before we leave.” They will be debating against four other panelists, among them Ali Allawi, former Iraqi Minister of Defense, and Tony Benn, the President of Britain’s “Stop the War Coalition” and 40-year member of the British parliament.

Hegseth will give 8 minutes of remarks and then participate in an hour of debate and Q&A. At the conclusion of the debate, the sold-out London audience will vote on the motion.

“What an incredible opportunity to represent our country and speak directly to the world about the incredible progress happening in Iraq,” said Hegseth. “BBC World is watched around the globe, and this is an opportunity to represent our country and our military in order to dispel myths about our mission and conduct in Iraq."

Click here for more information about the debate.

The debate will be taped and broadcast on BBC World at a later date, and Vets for Freedom will provide air times when they become available.

Enjoy the debate,

Pete Hegseth
Iraq War Veteran
Executive Director, Vets for Freedom

2 comments:

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Isophorone said...

That Tony Benn is a notorious old leftist. Tony Blair had to reform the Labour party because of the image that people like Benn presented.