Synopsis

The discussion featured talk show host Tavis Smiley, journalist Robin Wright, comedian Robert Klein, and author/sex columnist Dan Savage (serving as election correspondent). Joining via satellite was actor John Cusack. The conversation encompassed a range of pressing issues: the escalating violence in Iraq; President Clinton's recent remarks concerning his trip to Bosnia; the increasing reliance on private contractors within Iraq; a debate over the very definition of patriotism; further exami