Col. Lawrence Wilkerson on the Bush Administration's National Security Decision Making Process
What I saw was a cabal between the vice president of the United States, Richard Cheney, and the secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld on critical issues that made decisions that
the bureaucracy did not know were being made.
Related Programs:American Strategy Program
At this New America event, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell from 2002-2005, outlined his views on national security, government reorganization and the Bush Administration's approach to power.
Wilkerson's newsmaking remarks offered an insightful and far-ranging account of U.S. foreign policy. Video of the event can be played at right, while and audio recording and complete transcript are available for download below.
10/19/2005 - 12:10pm
The New America Foundation
1630 Connecticut Ave., NW 7th Floor
Washington, DC, 20009United States
Participants
- Larry Wilkerson
Former Chief of Staff, State Department, 2002-2005 - Steven C. Clemons
Senior Fellow and Director, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation











