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The War Briefing

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The next president of the United States will inherit some of the greatest foreign policy challenges in American history — an overstretched military, frayed alliances, and wars on two fronts. FRONTLINE gives viewers a hard, inside look at…

DirectorsMartin Smith·Marcela Gaviria
WritersMartin Smith·Marcela Gaviria
ProducerMarcela Gaviria

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Cast · Directed by Martin Smith

WLWill Lyman
Will Lyman
Narrator
MSMartin Smith
Martin Smith
Self
KA
Kenneth Alexander
Self
RA
Richard Lee Armitage
Self
BBBenazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto
Self
DFDexter Filkins
Dexter Filkins
Self
HH
Husain Haqqani
Self
TH
Tim Hetherington
Self
RK
Rob Kaplan
Self
JK
Jack Keane
Self
HK
Hayat Ullah Khan
Self
HK
Hayat Ullah Khan
Self

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