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anniversary. across the middle east, rage against america. a wave of anti-american violence in several countries. the obama administration struggles to get a handle of the situation. >> those stories and more coming up. cheryl: anti-american protests to the middle the middle east have gone global, spreading spurred into africa, asia, and australia. jitters in the marketeer at home. google is taking action to block the controversial anti-islam film, the same film that the obama administration costs spontaneous attack on the libyan consulate. with more on this, anthony schaffer, author...

advanced defense studies, shawn parnell author of "outla platoon." captain, let's start with you. based on your time there and what you know from studying the psychology in this field, what can we make of what happened in this terrible tragedy? >> well, details are still sketchy. we're just not sure. i think that the details will unfold throughout the investigation process. but what i can tell you is the american military is strapped. we have been dealing with year on year off deployments for the better part of ten years now. and that puts a huge strain on military families. that mea...

when it comes to dealing with threats from iran. >> we'll always have israel's back. it's in the united states' interest to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. we believe there's a window that allows for a diplomatic resolution to that issue. but the iranians regime has to make a decision. when i say all options are on the table, i mean it. >> israel must have the ability always to defend itself, by itself, against any threat. when it comes to israel's security, israel has the right, the sovereign right to make its own decisions. israel must reserve a right to defend itself...

we believe there's a window that allows for a diplomatic resolution to that issue. but the iranians regime has to make a decision. when i say all options are on the table, i mean it. >> israel must have the ability always to defend itself, by itself, against any threat. when it comes to israel's security, israel has the right, the sovereign right to make its own decisions. israel must reserve a right to defend itself. >> clear language relative to a scary idea. iran with a nuclear weapon. the two leaders, who being benjamin netanyahu and president obama, have not always had the easie...

>> secretary panetta is fully committed to our strategy in afghanistan. >> these events are troubling. they have everybody's attention. and yes, tension is high here right now. but across the country, things can -- the mission continues. >> what is the mission? president obama and the pentagon keep apologizing for the koran burning. they continue to refuse the mission, which we don't know what it is. whatever the mission might be, some say the apologies for the koran burning are only making things worse by elevating the severity of the mistake of the burning in the first place. so to...