Official Washington is chattering about the latest Bob Woodward book – this one offering the inside story of how the current policy in Afghanistan was compiled and the infighting that accompanied the new strategy. Should we be surprised that President Obama’s top priority is to get out of Afghanistan? What is the impact of many military leaders being skeptical of success? Why does the book hurt national security? And is our policy working in Afghanistan? We talk about these and other questions with former Pentagon official and eight-time embed reporter Bing West.
