PBS NewsHour

‘An era of defeat’ for the best soldiers in the world?

Clip: 01/15/2015 | 7m 11s

Journalist James Fallows says it's time to examine why the best funded, best trained and most professional military in the world hasn't achieved lasting victory in the post-9/11 era. He joins chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner to discuss his provocative critique in The Atlantic magazine, and how the public should be more connected to American armed conflict.

Aired: 01/15/15

Rating: NR

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