Is the United States Ready to Make a Deal with Iran?
The newly elected moderate Iranian president may lead the United States to loosen economic sanctions on the country, according to Carla Robbins.
Speaker: Barney Frank, U.S. Representative, Fourth Congressional District of Massachusetts; Ranking Member, House Financial Services Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
Presider: Gordon M. Adams, Professor of International Relations, American University
November 14, 2011
Congressman Barney Frank discusses the Obama administration's strategy and current level of spending on national defense.
This meeting was part of the C. Peter McColough series on International Economics.
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