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The article explores how Obama’s announcement to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan changed the equation on the ground in the country, compromising the long-standing cooperation between the friendly Afghan tribal elder and Waltz’s team of Green Berets in fight against the Taliban.  Waltz emphasizes the reality of a multi-faceted, broadly oriented counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. View article here: http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1744172-green-beret-us-fighting-100-year-war

Michael Waltz was interviewed regarding the reported 50,000 ISIS fighters that have been killed on the battle field in Iraq and Syria.  “It’s a large number. We’ve been conducting air strikes now for several years, over 16,000 by the Pentagon’s count and we’ve had multiple Defense and Intelligence officials testify that ISIS has been sending as many as 1500 fighters …

The Honorable Mary Beth Long comments on how the United States is unlikely to give up its support for Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq despite Turkey’s opposition.  “I think there has been a lot of good evidence that both the Kurds in Iraq and the Kurds in Syria have been some of the most effective fighting forces,” Long told …

This article references The Honorable Mary Beth Long’s comments made in an interview with Hurriyet Daily News about America’s future support for the Kurds.   http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/cavusoglu-trump-relations.html#ixzz4SGx2z8ll

The Honorable Mary Beth Long spoke to Kurdistan24 about America’s ongoing support for Kurdistan following the liberation of Mosul. http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/feature/bc4f53ba-942f-4088-bf4c-1049ffd3d470/VIDEO–%E2%80%98Kurdistan-a-reality–deserves-US-support%E2%80%99  

The Honorable Mary Beth Long spoke to the Boston Globe about Mitt Romney’s potential future as President-elect Trump’s Secretary of State.  Long called Romney a “foreign policy natural” with “great instincts on NATO and our defense interests, and a prescient concern” about Russia. https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/columns/2016/11/22/secretary-state-romney-you-can-beat-join/zLhrMtIx0xxmHvfRUVrkiK/story.html

The Honorable Mary Beth Long spoke with NPR’s David Greene, regarding her support for President-elect Donald Trump’s presidency. http://www.npr.org/2016/11/15/502111424/former-pentagon-official-has-a-change-of-heart-over-trumps-candidacy

On Nov. 4, 2016, the Penn State Board of Trustees selected eight Penn State alumni, including The Honorable Mary Beth Long, to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, the University’s highest honor presented to its alumni. http://news.psu.edu/story/435803/2016/11/04/administration/eight-selected-receive-distinguished-alumni-awards-2017

The Honorable Mary Beth Long, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, spoke on the “Strategic Issues: Myths, Worries, and Choices” panel at the China Card conference on September 29, 2016 at the University of Southern California US-China institute. http://china.usc.edu/mary-beth-long-speaks-china-card-conference