This is gps the Global Public square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world. Im Fareed Zakaria coming to you live from new york. Today on the program, tensions and deaths mount in the middle east as the world watches and awaits israels expected Ground Invasion of gaza. Ill talk to former Prime Minister ehud barack who is one of the most decorated soerms. Well talk about fighting hamas, a potential Ground Invasion, and whether a divided israel has been united by war. Then, retired general David Petraeus led the American Military fight against insurgents in iraq and afghanistan and more. What lessons from those wars should israel take into its war on hamas. Im ask pet rayous and his coauthor, Andrew Roberts. But first here is my take. The crisis in the middle east has revealed an important reality about the world. While american influence may not be what it once was, it is still true that no other country can replace the u. S. As the pivotal player on the global
controversy in the first place. is that to me? a salute to american military fight might. it will be like no other, trl be special and i hope a lot of people come. and the president s promising a spectacle in the face of crit skbrix we re going to have planes going overhoed, the best fighter jets in the world, other planes too. we ll have some tanks stationed outside. got to be careful with the tanks because the roads have a tend dancie not to want to carry heavy tanks so we have to put them in certain areas. besides the tanks, they will feature flyover by the navy blue angels and by pilots showing off the f-35, the os pri, a new version of marine 1, even probably air force one according to a source familiar with the planning. the stands now set near the lincoln memorial where the president will deliver his holiday speech and the fireworks show is set to last 35 minutes this year. chris tan san tori is helping with that. to be part of that history, july fourth, all the litt