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Sunnis who we're trying to keep from going into isis. we're going to pay an enormous price for it. >> how significant is it general, mike wanted me to ask this question. he's upsetting up fantasy baseball leagues for the new season. how are they using the ground troops going into yemen? is in a game changer, saudi arabia egypt starting to move without the united states backing? >> it is, joe. it suggests very important things. number one, it suggests the great detachment we have and the lesser confidence that our allies have in this. more fundamentally, joe it points out the tectonic in the re...

As an enemy as the iranians. now, of course you have egypt and saudi arabia now concerned about what's happening in yemen. the timing for this deal for america bending over backwards to do a deal with iran for that region, is so destabilizing. americans, most americans don't really dig into the difference between sunnis and shiites. but this is a massive deal. we are going to alienate the entire middle east who is far more fearful of iran than even we. >> it's staggering how fast this sunni/shia split has widened over the last couple of months. really since last summer since isis went into ira...

Been, or a majority that's been oppressed by another group, the potential for hatred and the potential for long-term ramifications are there and you're right, that's where it affects america's national security interests. do we want in that region of the world, to see sunni/shia split, a v violent sunni-shia split. you have iran piling on the shia side. what does that mean for american national security interests? >> zainab i was surprised to read that ryan crocker, the u.s. ambassador to iraq from 2007-2009, for the iraqis to pull back from the brink, the americans must lead a high-level effo...

Agreed among themselves. at the same time, we've been very clear that to the extent, the point of those troops is to crush peaceful protests, that may seem like a smart tactic in the short term, but it's not in the long-term and it's certainly not in our interest or we think in the government's interest, that they have to reform, to meet the demands of the people. >> you also have the sunni-shia split in bahrain. concerns about iranian involvement in the region. we'll be talking about this a lot in the weeks and days to come. ann marie slaughter, thank you very much for being with us. one mo...

Very clear that to the extent the troops is to crush peaceful protests, that is -- that may seem like a smart tactic in the short term, but it's not in the long term and it's certainly not in our interests or we think in those governments' interests. they have to reform to meet the demands of their people. >> also, the sectarian, the sunni-shia split in bahrain, concern about iranian involvement in the region. we will be talking about this a lot in the weeks and days to come. anne marie slaughter. thank you for joining us. a terrorist attack injured dozens and killed one person. netanyahu de...