That 'Other War,' and the LA Auto Show
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Auto shows of the past have emphasized LA’s love affair with the big, the fast and the glitzy. To be sure, wretched excess will be in evidence when this year’s exhibition opens tomorrow—but times have changed, and the emphasis will be on low-priced vehicles likely to sell as soon as possible. Also Chief Beck is sworn in at the LAPD. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, with the world now focused on Afghanistan, what about the war in Iraq? Can civilian government be stabilized? Is the alternative renewed violence that would pull US troops back into action? What would that mean for the surge in Afghanistan?
Banner image: The new Porsche Boxster Spyder is displayed during the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show. Photo: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images
Main Topic
Iraq: That 'Other' War ()
As the US prepares to send 30,000 or more troops to Afghanistan, Iraq has seen a dramatic decrease in violence. But politics is another matter. Today, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi was given a few more days to approve or veto a new election law that is crucial to the benchmarks established for US withdrawal.
Guests:
- Warren Strobel: Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, McClatchy Newspapers
- Lawrence Korb: former Assistant Secretary of Defense, @LarryKorb
- Rahman Aljebouri: Senior Program Officer on the Middle East and Africa, National Endowment for Democracy
- Gordon Lubold: Pentagon Correspondent, Christian Science Monitor
Making News
LAPD Chief Beck's Public Swearing In ()
Charlie Beck was already the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, but today he was sworn in again, this time with a crowd of dignitaries, officers mounted on horses and a police helicopter performing maneuvers overhead. Rick Orlov took in the scene for the Daily News.
Guests:
- Rick Orlov: City Hall Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Daily News, @Rickorlov
Main Topic
Little Cars, Green Cars at the LA Auto Show ()
The exhibition opening tomorrow at the downtown convention center is not your father's LA Auto Show. Bentley, Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini won't even be there. That has a lot to do with what's selling these days and the answer is, not much. The automakers, of course, want to turn that around.
Guests:
- Karl Brauer: Editor in Chief, Edmunds.com, @karlbrauer
- Dan Neil: Auto Critic, Los Angeles Times, @Danneilwsj
- Chris Paine: Filmmaker, 'Who Killed the Electric Car?'
Underwriters
Which Way L.A.? is made possible in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation, which supports study and research into policy issues of the Los Angeles region.
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