american soil, maybe ploa up a couple of embassies, and of course the iranians continuing to pursue their rogue nuclear program. meanwhile in syria, bashar al assad's repressive government continues to crack down on the protestors, human rights groups say syrian forces killed 3000 people there this year. right now, on capitol hill, there is a hearing going on, dealing with just how the united states should respond to the twin threat posed by these two nations. here's house foreign affairs committee chair elena rothleiten pressing the obama administration on how to respond. >> let me be blunt, this plan, murder for hire, must serve as wake up call regarding the determination and capability of thean regime. if the regime feels secure enough in planning a u.s.-based attack now, imagine how much more blait nt its aggression will be if it had nuclear weapons. >> reporter: waleed faris is fox news' middle east and terrorism analyst, author of "the coming revolution,