Ben Rhodes

Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting Ben Rhodes is accompanied by Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz at a press briefing at Martha's Vineyard

The post-9/11 generation 'came to understand the limits of what America could accomplish,’ former Obama adviser says

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For former Obama adviser Ben Rhodes, 9/11 was a life-changing event. Rhodes joined The World's host Marco Werman to talk about the last 20 years since 9/11, and about his perspective on the end of the US mission in Afghanistan.

The post-9/11 generation 'came to understand the limits of what America could accomplish,’ former Obama adviser says

Obama & Putin Far Apart on Question of Military Force in Syria

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Obama & Putin Far Apart on Question of Military Force in Syria

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