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