Overview

The next president of the United States will inherit some of the greatest foreign policy challenges in American history — an overstretched military, frayed alliances, and wars on two fronts. FRONTLINE gives viewers a hard, inside look at the real policy choices the next president will face. The report features strategists and diplomats giving their best advice about how to correct past failures and how to shape a realistic foreign policy approach in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Cast

Will Lyman, Martin Smith, Kenneth Alexander, Richard Lee Armitage, Benazir Bhutto, Dexter Filkins, Husain Haqqani, Tim Hetherington

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What is "The War Briefing" about?

The next president of the United States will inherit some of the greatest foreign policy challenges in American history — an overstretched military, frayed alliances, and wars on two fronts. FRONTLINE gives viewers a hard, inside look at the real policy choices the next president will face. The report features strategists and diplomats giving their best advice about how to correct past failures and how to shape a realistic foreign policy approach in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

When was "The War Briefing" released?

The War Briefing was released in 2008.

Who stars in "The War Briefing"?

The cast includes Will Lyman, Martin Smith, Kenneth Alexander, Richard Lee Armitage.