>> thanks for putting me on top. this is the first time i've been on the top of the pyramid. the middle east has stymied the president for a long time. this is a tough issue, i give the president a lot of credit for taking it on. >> dana? >> best of luck to him, but it's going to be a really hard-fought battle, especially when you have one entity that refuses to play nice with others. we saw this road map to peace in 2004. didn't work out as well. in fact, we saw a more militarizeded entity. if everybody wants peace. >> pete, you've got 20 seconds to tell me what the president should say about the middle east conflict? oh, my gosh! damned if he does, damned if he does. this president finds himself in a more difficult situation than