A Conversation with General Petraeus

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Monday, March 1, 2010
5:00 p.m.

Student Life Center Ballroom
Vanderbilt University

Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, engaged in an open dialogue at Vanderbilt University about his actions as commander of the surge in Iraq and the role of U.S. forces overseas.

The event was a conversation between Petraeus and Mike Newton, Vanderbilt professor of the practice of law. Newton is a West Point graduate who is an international legal adviser to the Iraqis and was one of the small team of international experts who taught them international criminal law and assisted with the trials. The conversation was sponsored by the International Legal Studies Program and the College of Arts and Science.

A Conversation with General Petraeus

Monday, March 1, 2010
5:00 p.m.

Student Life Center Ballroom
Vanderbilt University

Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, engaged in an open dialogue at Vanderbilt University about his actions as commander of the surge in Iraq and the role of U.S. forces overseas.

The event was a conversation between Petraeus and Mike Newton, Vanderbilt professor of the practice of law. Newton is a West Point graduate who is an international legal adviser to the Iraqis and was one of the small team of international experts who taught them international criminal law and assisted with the trials. The conversation was sponsored by the International Legal Studies Program and the College of Arts and Science.