Iraq, Iran and Patterns in Foreign Policy
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2006
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
The Iraq Liberation Act got little attention when Congress passed it in 1998, but it was used later to help set the nation on the path to war. What is the Iran Freedom Support Act, also passed with little attention just one month ago? Will it set the stage for confrontation--as opposed to diplomacy--over Iran’s nuclear program? Plus, North Korea surprises the world by agreeing to rejoin the six-nations talks, and NASA changes its mind on the Hubble Telescope.
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| 0:00.0 | From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point. |
| 0:08.1 | Iraq, Iran, and patterns in foreign policy. |
| 0:14.7 | Hello again, I'm Mormon-Aulny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, |
| 0:18.4 | a daily look at the issues. Americans care about most. |
| 0:21.0 | It sounds as if every subject is fair game in this year's elections, but one issue that's not |
| 0:25.2 | being debated is America's policy toward Iran. Before leaving Washington to campaign, Republicans |
| 0:30.7 | and Democrats passed the Iran Freedom Support Act, which the President signed with little |
| 0:35.6 | fanfare. But critics say it's strikingly similar to the Iraq Liberation Act, which the President signed with little fanfare. But critics say it's strikingly similar |
| 0:38.6 | to the Iraq Liberation Act, which was used to help set America on the path to war. On to the point, |
| 0:44.8 | with both parties trying to sound tough before the midterm elections, have they created a roadblock |
| 0:49.4 | to diplomacy? Will the Iran Freedom Support Act discourage other countries from helping the U.S. avoid a confrontation over Iran's nuclear program? First, the news. |
| 1:00.1 | Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio International Program Fund, |
| 1:07.5 | whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur |
| 1:11.8 | Foundation. Hello again. Women-Aulny? Back with To the Point. The Iraq Liberation Act got little |
| 1:17.0 | attention when Congress passed it in 1998, but it was used later to help set the nation on the path |
| 1:22.0 | to war. On To the Point, what is the Iran Freedom Support Act also passed with little attention just one month ago? |
| 1:29.5 | Will it set the stage for confrontation over Iran's nuclear program as opposed to diplomacy? |
| 1:35.6 | First is news update three weeks after North Korea conducted its first atomic explosion. |
| 1:40.2 | A diplomatic surprise today announced by the U.S. and China, North Korea will rejoin the Six Nations talks on nuclear disarmament. |
| 1:48.1 | Here's President Bush. |
| 1:49.4 | I'm very pleased with the progress being made in the Far East. |
| 1:52.6 | Obviously, we still got a lot of work to do. |
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