Diane’s farewell message
After 52 years at WAMU, Diane Rehm says goodbye.
The White House claims its broad sanctions on Iran are the best way to discourage that country’s alleged nuclear ambitions. We’ll hear differing views on what these sanctions may accomplish and the escalating rhetoric between the U.S. and Iran.
Guests
- Paul Pillar Director, graduate studies at the Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University and a former CIA National Intelligence officer
- Peter Rodman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (2001-07)
- Lt. Gen. William Odom (Ret.) U.S. Army-Ret., former director of the National Security Agency and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Ambassador Nicholas Burns Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School and former Under Secretary for Political Affairs at the U.S. Department of State
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