About The Event
20 Years, 2 Trillion dollars and countless lives - was it finally time to leave Afghanistan? Join The Common Good as we explore the consequences -humanitarian, security, political - of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Wednesday, August 25th, 2021
5:00pm EST - 6:00pm EST
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Peter W. Galbraith is a former US Ambassador to Croatia and Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations in Afghanistan. He is the author of two books on the Iraq War, The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End and Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America’s Enemies.
Mike Rogers is a former member of Congress representing Michigan's Eighth Congressional District, officer in the U.S. Army, and FBI special agent. He is a highly sought-after expert on national security issues, intelligence affairs, and cybersecurity policy. He advises multiple boards and academic institutions, working to enhance America’s strength and security. Mike built a legacy as a tireless and effective leader on counterterrorism, intelligence and national security policy from his years of service in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he chaired the powerful House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI).
Matt Zeller is a consultant in Washington, DC. He is the author of Watches Without Time (Just World Books, 2012), a vivid description of what he experienced while serving as an embedded combat adviser with the Afghan security forces in Ghazni, Afghanistan, in 2008. Matt is a Captain in the US Army Reserve and a former officer of the Central Intelligence Agency. He was the Democrat candidate for Congress in 2010 in NY’s 29th Congressional District.
Felicia Taylor is a retired anchor-correspondent formerly for CNN International’s World Business Today has contributed to the Business Updates unit for CNN. She was the co-host of Retirement Living TV’s Daily Cafe until November 2009. She joined WNBC in 1998 and left in September 2006. Felicia Taylor has covered pivotal moments in history including the Gulf War, Black Monday, the top 5 largest point drops on the Dow, the demise of Long Term Capital Management, the sub-prime mortgage meltdown, the demise of Bear Sterns and the global financial crisis beginning in 2008.
