There’s not a lot that’s certain about the future of the Middle East right now. In Iraq, much of Fallujah lies in rubble, while violence is now spreading to other cities. In the occupied territories, one of Arafat’s successors is attacked by militants, raising the specter of a violent power struggle among Palestinians. And in Iran, the government is promising it will abandon its nuclear programs if the U.N. drops the idea of sanctions. While experts spin out best and worst case scenarios for all these situations, the one uncontested fact is that for the next four years, the Bush Administration will be throwing its diplomatic and military might around in all these areas.
Guests:
Rami Khouri, Executive Editor of The Daily Star in Beirut, Lebanon
Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow of Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations
Alissa Rubin, reporter for the LA Times based in Baghdad