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How to make sense of Mideast mayhem?

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    Peter Johnson, Jr. weighs in

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-- how should the average American response to the Middle East crisis when his terror not really terror Peter Johnson juniors here with his prescription.

For America Peter good morning Brian you know the pictures are jarring the mideast on fire the body of our fallen ambassador.

Met by the president and secretary of state Egyptian anger Libyan violence into -- national hate.

And if you listen to our UN ambassador.

And white house Press Secretary -- is not really believe it.

How did this happen.

Not because of foreign policy failure.

Not because -- -- apology about how 9/11.

Latest act contrary -- traditions and ideals didn't come the Arab street not because the president's promise.

In his speech called a new beginning he -- fighting gets negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appeared failed to win hearts and mind in the Arab street.

They glibly explain the violence it's about the Arab Spring it's about infighting.

It's about society's experimenting with freedom it's about -- to.

No it's not about America not the president's policies not his effectiveness or lack -- in winning over the mideast.

And don't you dare say.

-- an execution.

Of four American officials by platoons.

Of heavily armed extremist was terrorism.

Don't you dare say it was planned or is anticipated.

Or it was coordinated and don't you dare say.

It could have been prevented.

Even though our consulate was bomb once before and the British ambassador almost assassinated.

Even though there was warning.

You just don't understand the culture the religion the people the region and if you really don't understand it the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Will come to -- explained the First Amendment you know we know there's a big big election about 49 days.

We know the president is raising money between here in new York and Las Vegas.

We know from the establishment media at the only person in America who is not allowed to comment on our foreign policy is the man who is challenging.

The incumbent president.

A lot of Americans are worried in the worry is turning to frustration.

As each new American flag.

Is burned in the mideast Hezbollah.

And al-Qaeda.

Threaten.

I ran mixes its nuclear -- Syria percolate and protesters and two dozen countries rage as State Department officials shred their documents.

And mourn their fallen Brothers.

Death to America.

Where's our president.

And how did a new beginning.

Gets -- So quickly.

Steve -- Peter Johnson junior morning great commentary thank you -- Steve.