Jeffrey Sachs

We're going to attack.

I believe we will see a different world four weeks from now.

A world that is profoundly damaged.

the world economy in crisis, the possibility of escalation to a full world war.

And I don't think I'm being hyperbolic or naive to say that we are at that fork in the road right now.

The problem, once again, is that the right thing to do

is not a political victory for Trump.

It's not, and it's an outright loss from Netanyahu.

Personally, I don't care about either of those.

I don't think the individual fates of two politicians should determine the fate of the world.

because I don't think that the objectives of Trump and Netanyahu going into this made any sense at all.

They weren't objectives that I supported or support today or that I believed on February 28th were within reach or that I believe today are within reach.

So the fact that the off-ramp is not a success story

doesn't bother me at all.

It's the right way to save the world.

And it's,

the responsibility of grown-ups to try to save the world, not to save face, not to double down on failed gambles, not to engage in reckless escapades.

And that's why the off-ramp is the right thing to do.

It requires grown-up behavior.

I don't associate that term with...