Every president

confronts a dilemma in the Middle East, best articulated by Al Pacino

and Godfather 3.

Just what I thought I was out.

They pulled me back in.

President Biden has had the same bad luck as so many of his predecessors.

Tonight, a close look at the never-ending crisis

with New York Times columnist Tom Friedman next.

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President Biden is abroad this week commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day,

which marked the beginning of the end of Nazism.

But today, democracy is on the back foot around the world

and President Biden faces particularly

difficult challenges from China, Russia, and Iran.

Tonight I'll talk about the difficulties of the Middle East

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