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CANCELLED - Rotary Club of Catonsville Community Forum

The forum on Afghanistan with Prof. Devin Hagerty, scheduled for Tuesday, November 8, 2011; 6 – 8 PM
at Rolling Road Golf Club has been cancelled.

We will attempt to re-schedule this event for January or February 2012.

We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Rotary Club of Catonsville Community Forum

Tuesday, November 8, 2011; 6 – 8 PM
Rolling Road Golf Club; 814 Hilltop Road, Catonsville, MD 21228

Afghanistan: What Next? with Prof. Devin Hagerty
The United States is entering its second decade of warfare in Afghanistan.  It has spent almost half a trillion dollars and suffered 10,000 American casualties.  At a time of domestic and world crisis, it is spending $10 billion per month there.
 
Can we “win” in Afghanistan?  What is “winning”?  Should we get out or stay in?  If in, what should we do and when should we leave?  What do the Afghanis think?  What do they want?  And what about the effect on Pakistan next door, a sometime American friend with an unstable government, dominating military and nuclear arms?  What about the effect on Iran, an erstwhile American enemy pushing for regional dominance and possibly for nuclear weapons as well?
 
 
Prof. Devin Hagerty     
Ask Prof. Hagerty, distinguished author, international relations and national security expert and former Chair of the Department of Political Science at UMBC on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at Rolling Road Golf Club.  Dr. Hagerty is an expert on Afghanistan, Iran and South Asia. In a brief talk and Q&A session, Professor Hagerty will  focus on what the likely security and geopolitical consequences will be if the United States sticks to its plan to remove the bulk of U.S. forces from Afghanistan by 2014; and what the consequences would be if we lengthened the withdrawal timeframe (thereby prolonging the commitment of substantial U.S. military forces in Afghanistan beyond 2014).

 
About Catonsville Rotary Community Forums 
The Rotary Club of Catonsville presents frequent Community Forums, generally on the second Tuesday of the month, designed to educate and inform the Catonsville Community on issues of vital significance to the quality of life in Catonsville.
 
The Community Forum starts at 6:00 PM with a cash bar. Dinner begins at 6:30, with the presentation and discussion to follow. Cost for non-Rotary members is $25, including dinner. Reservations are requested. Please call 410-988-7611 for more information or to register, or register by email to inquire@rotarycatonsvillesunrise.org.  For more information about the Rotary Club of Catonsville, see http://www.catonsvillerotary.org