As the humanitarian toll in Gaza continues to climb and fears of a wider war grow, Americans are wary of direct military involvement in the conflict.
"We should never forget that ultimately people are the ones who suffer in war, and they are now being helped at least a little bit," Ivo Daalder tells Kate Bolduan.
Susan Glasser, Stefan Kornelius, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
The time has come for Washington to use its military support to help put Israel on a better path to peace, Elizabeth Shackelford argues.
"The war is more a reflection of change in the international system, such as rising multipolarity, rather than a cause of change," Paul Poast argues.
"The US defense industry faces real challenges in its ability to actually produce weapons in a timely fashion," Paul Poast writes.
Hostage taking is as old as time, but today the world faces new tactics and unprecedented challenges; what can be done?
"A ceasefire, which the US also does not support, would mean that the military phase of the conflict is over," says Ivo Daalder.
"The trains have already collided. And the remaining question is whether the region will now explode," writes Ivo Daalder.
"What is happening on the ground in Gaza is changing the narrative in an important way," Ivo Daalder tells CNN's Julia Chatterley.
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