Join The Conversation! Talk about the news of the day with public radio fans on WAMU 88.5's The Conversation.
Thursday December 14, 2006
Join the show: 1-800-433-8850 (drshow@wamu.org) or contact us
Week of December 11, 2006
Your Amazon.com purchases support WAMU 88.5
Your purchases from the NPR Store support WAMU 88.5
Polls show a majority of Americans now believe the U.S. is losing the war in Iraq; President Bush is putting off his major speech on Iraq policy until after the first of the year; Saudi Arabia warns the U.S. it will support Sunnis in Iraq in their conflict with Iraqi Shiites if the U.S. pulls out. Diane and her guests talk about the consequences of different proposed strategies for the U.S. in Iraq.
Robert Kagan, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, monthly world affairs columnist for "The Washington Post," and author of "Dangerous Nation."
Yochi Dreazen, White House correspondent for "The Wall Street Journal;" covers Bush administration foreign policy.
Gen. Wesley Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander
Soon, two million Iraqis will have fled their country. A look at how neighboring countries are handling the influx and how the refugees are surviving.
Kristele Younes, advocate, Refugees International
Ambassador Karim Kawar, Ambassador to United States from Jordan
Ellen Sauerbrey, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
May, Iraqi refugee in Amman, Jordan. Former translator for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad. She does not want her last name used for fear she or her family will be further targeted by criminal gangs.
We're redesigning the web site for The Diane Rehm Show. If you have an idea or feature request share it with us! Or, vote on ideas from other fans of the show!