7:00-7:45 Question/Newspaper Articles/Phones

7:45-8:30 KIM HOLMES
Fmr. Assistant Secretary of State for
International Affairs

Heritage Foundation, Foreign
& Defense Policy - Vice President
heritage.org <http://www.heritage.org>

Topic: In his recent opinion piece, Kim Holmes looks at China's ability to be the next superpower.

8:30-9:15 MARK MOYAR
Author, “A Question of Command”
markmoyar.com <http://www.markmoyar.com>

MARK MOYAR
U.S. Marine Corps University
National Security Affairs Professor
mcu.usmc.mil <http://www.mcu.usmc.mil>

Op-ed: nytimes.com/2009/12/20/opinion/20moyar.html <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/20/opinion/20moyar.html?_r=1>

Topic: Mark Moyar recently returned from two weeks in Afghanistan, where he met with both General Caldwell and General McChrystal. He joins us to discuss his observation on the war and what it takes to win.

9:15-9:45 RICHARD NORTON SMITH Contributor, “Who’s Buried in Grant’s Tomb:
A Tour of Presidential Gravesites”

George Mason University
Presidential Historian
gmu.edu <http://www.gmu.edu>

Topic: Guest will discuss the updated version of the book ""Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb: A Tour of Presidential Gravesites" -- a comprehensive guide to the final resting places of our nation's presidents. (NOTE: Norton is a contributor to the book as is fellow presidential historian Douglas Brinkely -- the book is actually authored by Brian Lamb)

9:45-10:00 Question/Newspaper Articles/Phones