America’s Collision Course With The Debt Ceiling
As the nation counts down to default, Diane talks to longtime Congress watcher Norm Ornstein about the debt limit negotiations, what's at stake and whether he sees a way forward.
President Bush is threatening to veto any attempts by members of Congress to set a date for withdrawal from Iraq “without regard to conditions on the ground or the recommendations of commanders.” Diane and her guests talk about the military/strategic implications of proposals to abandon the strategy behind the “surge” and get U.S. troops out of Iraq.
Guests
- Gen. Wesley Clark Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and author of "A Time To Lead," "Waging Modern War" and "Winning Modern Wars."
- Lawrence Korb Senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and former Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan administration
- Kimberly Kagan President of the Institute for the Study of War in Washington; affiliate of the Olin Institute of Strategic Studies at Harvard University; author, "The Eye of Command"
- Erik Swabb Former Marine infantry officer and a veteran of the war in Iraq. He's a member of Vets for Freedom.
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