Audio of Press Briefing by Michèle A. Flournoy: Consolidating Security Gains in Iraq

On March 12, 2008, Michèle A. Flournoy, President and Co-Founder of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), held a press briefing to recap and analyze her recent trip to Iraq. Ms. Flournoy returned from a two week trip to Iraq on February 12, 2008, where she visited ten Iraqi provinces and ten U.S. Army and Marine Corps units. Ms. Flournoy's briefing focused on how to consolidate security gains in Iraq. She also offered recommendations for a new American political strategy toward Iraq.