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we'll hit all of the hotspots, syria, iran, china, egypt, and more. later in the show, the u.s. rolled out the red carpet for china's next president but what is going on behind the scenes between the two rival nations? we have a great panel of china watchers. also, believe it or not, the eurozone crisis is solved. how, what? stay tuned, we'll explain. first, here is my take. we're hearing a new concept these days in discussions about iran. the zone of immunity. the idea often explained by ehud barak, israel's defense minister, is soon iran will have enough nuclear capacity that israe...

more. later in the show, the u.s. rolled out the red carpet for china's next president but what is going on behind the scenes between the two rival nations? we have a great panel of china watchers. also, believe it or not, the eurozone crisis is solved. how, what? stay tuned, we'll explain. first, here is my take. we're hearing a new concept these days in discussions about iran. the zone of immunity. the idea often explained by ehud barak, israel's defense minister, is soon iran will have enough nuclear capacity that israel would not be able to inflict a crippling blow to its program...

With so much on the ground experience, the civilian leadership and the national command authority trust them explicitly when it comes to planning this kind of operation. all that said, there's enormous risk associated, and the fact of the matter is they pulled it off brilliantly. we're going to bring in general barry mccaffery now, an analyst here, but i want you to listen to a clip from john brennan, talking about how courageous this was. let's watch it first. >> we thought that the best way to ensure that his body was given appropriate -- and appropriate islamic burial -- was to take those a...

On the ground. they have to provide u.s. eyes and ears for the national command authority for the president. because he has to make a judgment choice on backing the right people. and the law of unintended consequences that is being put in motion by us deciding to physically get involved. >> all right, ken robinson, we'll have to leave it there. fascinating discussion. thank you for your time today. >> you're welcome, randi. a graduate of texas a&m university now held in syria. the ordeal of an egyptian-american and his mother's desperate attempt to win his freedom coming up next. and i'm lik...

Timing of accepting that mission. but i think that will probably occur in the very near future. >> so when nato takes over command of everything, assuming that happens, and it's stl an assumption right now, what is your job and the job of the u.s. military's africa command? >> well, libya is one of the 53 countries in africa for which this command is responsible. so we still have a decided inrest in security matters in libya. but once nato assumes responsibility forhoseth missions, then i would have -- i would no longere have a direct command authority relationship with the forces engaged in n...