VIDEO: Ambassador Swanee Hunt: “We’re Talking About Security”

Ambassador Swanee Hunt recounts her conversation with a US general in 2003, who said of Iraq: “When we get the place secure, then we’ll be able to talk about women’s issues.” She counters that, in order to build security, we need to draw on 100% of our resources.

This video is from the opening of the Commandant Leadership Series: Women Peace and Security event at National Defense University, March 16, 2016.

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