January 17, 2017
Obama leaves complicated legacy in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria
President Obama came into office with a desire to wind down America’s wars overseas. Today the Middle East is a far more volatile place than it was. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports and Judy Woodruff gets an assessment from State and Defense Department officials including former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy and former Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon on PBS NewsHour.
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