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Attack on the u.s.s. cole" thanks for being here. >> good morning, dave, thanks for having me on the show. >> dave: how might history have been different had we learned from the attack on the uss cole, your ship? >> i think it'd been different if we'd had an intelligence community and a military andl s taken a more aggressive approach. we had been living with terrorist attacks overseas for literally decades and yet, we did nothing. when you look back and especially during the clinton administration, when you attacked buildings and embassies, those are things that house and represent u.s. inter...

Absolutely. >>guest: when you look at this, attacking buildings and embassies, is housing united states interests, but attacking a war ship that affects our ability to protect our economy. that is act of war. >>neil: i look through the prix -- prism of being a market nerd, and at that time nasdaq was on fire, and stock market all time records and we had more money imaginable and we could have addressed a lot of stuff then, going after elements in yemen and elsewhere. now we are broker than broke. aren't we a lot more vulnerable on that basis? >>guest: absolutely, yes. not only you have to have...

threatening to close the strait as global pressure grows over its nuclear program. 17 million barrels of oil flow through the strait every day. it's a choke point. as american officials have been warning privately and publicly, it is also a serious flash point. >> what about if they decide to block us off at the straits of hormuz? >> we made very clear that the united states will not tolerate blocking of the straits of hormuz. that's another red line for us and that we will respond to that. >> we will respond, he says. the question tonight is what will iran do next. what happens then...

These navy ships from iran basically along, see presence along the border with the east coast, not really a concern for our military. and actually, pending press secretary george little said i wouldn't reach too much what came out of iran today. what is said and can be done are two different things. folks on the east coast hearing about this might be nervous about this. tell us why it shouldn't be an issue. talking about having cruise missiles as well, 124 miles and blow up a u.s. war ship. >> like me, i'm sure you trust the u.s. million. >> juliet: i trust them more than iran. >> it's scary t...

Get everything they own out of their camp and probably won't have one. >> and we knew there was always a chance for floods and we took a chance. >> tonight, fox reports live where they are he' placing for a direct hit. >> and also, america's biggest apply in the middle east. and dealing with the fallout of anti-government uprising across the arab world. >> get down, get down, we've got the tear gas coming in. >> plus, this war ship sent usama bin laden's body to the final resting place to the bottom of the sea. >> every day you're a sailor in the u.s. navy you're a part of history. >> tonight,...