the saudi government. because we have forces on the arab peninsula. because we re in afghanistan until the american people realize or are told by their leaders that this war is about what their government does and not how they live and think, we re never going to realize the dimension of the en enemy we face and we re never going to be able to stop the growth of the next generation of awlakis and bin ladens and samir kahns. jon: interesting thoughts from michael scheuer, who used to be in the unit in charge of bin laden. thank you. thank you, sir, always. jenna: a lot to think about there, and we will certainly continue to stay on that story. in the meantime we re tracking republican candidates today as they spread out on the campaign trail. michele bachmann is meeting with supporters in north carolina, a state that went for obama back in 2008, but may be tetering back to the right. herman cain, heading for hollywood in the meantime, he s fresh off a surprising