Dan Gross (global business editor, Newsweek/The Daily Beast), Brian Beutler (senior congressional reporter, Talking Points Memo), Eric Bates (executive editor, Rolling Stone), Joe Cirincione (president, Ploughshares Fund), James Jeffrey (former U.S. ambassador to Iraq), Eric Trager (fellow, The Washington Institute) and Marc Ginsberg (former U.S. ambassador to Morocco).
‘Viewpoint’ for
Democrats might drive us over the fiscal cliff — unless the stock market drops first
“I think there is this sense — maybe fear among the Democrats, hope among the Republicans — that the stock market would start tanking in anticipation of the cliff and thus drive the Democrats to deal sooner rather than later.” [...] watch video
Marc Ginsberg: Why is Benjamin Netanyahu flouting Israel’s allies by expanding settlements?
“It seems that [Netanyahu] is far more interested in worrying about how many seats his coalition is going to win rather than the fate of Israel when it comes to its international posture.” —Marc Ginsberg watch video
What will the US do if Syria’s Assad unleashes chemical weapons?
“We’ve put a line down in the sand, and we have to be ready to use military force if (Assad) doesn’t back down — and this will escalate the situation very dramatically, very quickly.” —James Jeffrey watch video
