Good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. Im thomas drayton. We begin this morning with a Senate Report suggesting a deadly aattack on the u. S. Consulate could have been prevented. The state department and american intelligence agencies did not do enough to boost security despite warnings that the threat level was increasing. Its the first report criticising ambassador chris sevens directly. It raises questions about his judgments and actions in the weeks before his death. Stevens and three other were killed on the attacks, taking place september 11th, 2002. Theres a new wave of violence in iraq. Six car bombs exploded in and around baghdad. 75 were killed, dozens injured. The blasts occurred in the mostly shia neighbourhoods. Senator mccain has been an outspokener critic and spoke with John Seigenthaler about his view on americas Foreign Policy throughout the region. Throughout the middle east america is declining in influence and on the wane. People are making their own accommoda