primary. i m fredricka whitfield. fareed zakaria gps starts right now. this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria. first up, private equity. the words are on everyone s lips thanks to mitt romney. we ll sit down with one of the inventors private equity, the co-pounder of the legendary carlyle group, david rubenstein. then i have a lot to talk about with an all-star panel. ariana huffington, steve rattner, david frum and mort zuckerman. next up, what do the shipyard in tahrir square have in common? a lot. first, here s my take. i spent the last few weeks working on an essay for time magazine on barack obama s foreign policy. and in association with that piece, i interviewed the president last wednesday in the oval office. let me give you a few of my thoughts and impressions. obama seemed relaxed, calm, confident. i asked him about mitt romney s attacks on him as indecisive, timid and nuance
carlyle group, david rubenstein. then i have a lot to talk about with an all-star panel. arianna huffington, mort zuckerman on the gop race, the economy, the euro, iran, all kinds of things. next up, what do the shipyard in tahrir square have in common? a lot. i ll explain. first, here s my take. i spent the last few weeks working on an essay for time magazine on barack obama s foreign policy, and in association with that piece, i interviewed the president last wednesday in the oval office. let me give you a few of my thoughts and impressions. obama seemed relaxed, calm, confident. i asked him about mitt romney s attacks on him as indecisive, timid, and nuanced. i don t quite know why being nuanced is a bad thing, but that is what romney said. obama responded that romney and the rest of the republican field are going to be playing to their base until the primary season is over. after that, he said, he looked forward to having a foreign policy debate. overall, i think it s g