Conversations With History: Robert Baer

Host Harry Kreisler welcomes former CIA operative Robert Baer discussing his book, Iran--The Devil We Know, including: the craft of spying, U.S. policy in the Middle East, the emergence of Iran as a regional hegemon, and Iran's strategy and tactics as we witness the rise of its power. He discusses U.S. policy options in the region and the two major powers in the region, Iran and Israel. Baer analyzes the Iranian nuclear threat and the phenomena of suicide terrorism and concludes by assessing recent political turmoil in Iran and lays out what we know and don't know about which forces will dominate domestic politics in Iran. Series: Conversations with History [9/2009] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 17113]

[@trevorwinston5084]

Such a prescient conversation for 2009.

[@marydehart4569]

He makes me laugh about his experiences real or false that’s why I love the guy

[@assoc.prof.dr.mehmetserdar7417]

What Bob told is exactly true, Iran is one of the most important power in the region and can control different resistance groups . USA has just released that and trying to negotiate with Iran in order to decrease tensions...

[@burkinaboy3244]

The statistics present by Mr. Baer on the Iran-Iraq war are inccorect. the total casualties were less than 800,000 with Iran's being approximately 300,000 by various western and Iranian studies.

[@utuberlesmouches]

Merci for this talk. We need to "zoom back and forward" also : not a word about neighbourgs like Pakistan neither about Saoudia (and petrol market - despite today's price !) Iran is Perse, quite important to tell this to americans as well. The negative point is usa is 400 millions and only 8 300 people have watch this video... Merci encore et us go home !

[@Sail-away]

Also few of them care about what happens outside US, because for most of them the world or "the rest of the world" is just an accessoire of the US