Obama leaves complicated legacy in the Middle East

Season 2017

Judy Woodruff talks with Gen. David Petraeus, Philip Gordon, and Eric Edelman

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 Gen. David Petraeus, former Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon, and Eric Edelman, former State and Defense Department official.

AIR DATE 1/12/17

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