the terror alert misguided? we ll take a look at those questions and examine al qaeda s new stronghold. and we ll ask the last man to try to achieve peace in the middle east whether the current attempt is worth it. ehud barak, the former prime minister of israel, weighs in. also president obama cancels a summit with russia s president putin. what is up with the russians? finally, before and after. a stark reminder of the ravages of war. but first, here s my take. the obama administration s warning about a possible al qaeda plot against american interests in the middle east has triggered a volley of attacks back home. for those who always suspected president obama was somehow soft in fighting the war on terror, this was vindication. the weekly standard, fox news, the wall street journal editorialists all piled on saying that the president had claimed al qaeda had been decimated al qaeda is on the run and we got bin laden. but this terror warning proved him wrong.
of war. but first, here s my take. the obama administration s warning about a possible al qaeda plot against american interests in the middle east has triggered a volley of attacks back home. for those who always suspected president obama was somehow soft in fighting the war on terror, this was vindication. the weekly standard, fox news, the wall street journal editorialists all piled on saying that the president had claimed al qaeda had been decimated al qaeda is on the run and we got bin laden. but this terror warning proved him wrong. now, in part the administration has only itself to blame. the state department issued a global travel alert for the entire month of august and explained that the attack could come anywhere. congressmen who were briefed by administration officials explained while al qaeda targets were in the arab world and in africa, there could also be attacks in europe or north america. now, if it is a global travel alert, then it isn t really a trav
0 the union. i m candy crowley in washington. head to cnn gaum.com/sotu for analysis and extras. stay with cnn throughout the day for updates on the rescue of hannah anderson. fareed zakaria gps starts next. this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria. on today s show, first up is al qaeda back? or were the embassy closures and the terror alert misguided? we ll take a look at those questions and examine al qaeda s new stronghold. and we ll ask the last man to try to achieve peace in the middle east whether the current attempt is worth it. ehud barak, the former prime minister of israel, weighs in. also president obama cancels a summit with russia s president putin. what is up with the russians? finally, before and after. a stark reminder of the ravages of war. but first, here s my take. the obama administration s warning about a possible al qaeda plot against american interests in the middle east