This is gps, the Global Public square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world. I am 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 also one of israels most decorated soldiers. 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 militarys fight against insurgents in iraq, afghanistan and more. What lessons from those wars should israel take into its war on hamas. Ill ask petraeus and his coauthor on a new book, Andrew Roberts. But first, heres 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 pivota