the author is shibley telhami. you can catch up with him on twitter. >> [applause] we are delighted to have dr. get is with us here on the campus. welcome. our c-span viewers as well we are delighted.

you are on with shibley telhami. caller: good morning. i have just been listening -- usually i listen every morning and was trying to call. i was just listening for the last 10 minutes or so. but everything he says -- i can't say his name, i am sorry -- but i agree with. it is very sensible. i think a lot of americans like myself who lived through a depression and world war ii and all of these other wars and all of his political stuff that is going on, following everything, i agree with everything he is saying. it is very sensible. and i think obama -- everybody has a criticism for somebody or can't imagine i him, him and senator kerry, what they are doing is the most sensible thing to do. had to live through this ridiculous ungodly thing, which has brought us to this -- this again -- this ridiculous benghazi thing, which is brought us to this. some of these people, nonsensical, it is horrible. what he is saying, the way he is putting it into context i think is very well. and i agree with them. now to dan from berkel

talk-show host mark speed and the book club continues this month with more >>> next on book tv, shibley telhami met here on c-span washington journal to discuss his new book "the world through arab eyes." this is about 40 minutes. ..the situation in syria we turn to -- host: to continue our coverage of the situation in syria, we have shibley telhami, author of the book "the world through arab eyes." -- to start with your take on the agreement on syria's chemical weapons. you agree the

you are on with shibley telhami. caller: thank you.en your background, you are aware of the panic -- you might also be familiar with the wesley clark video that states that with a general friend of his -- he was talking about an encounter he had in 2001. a general from the pentagon mentioned that we were going to invade iraq. general clark asked why. the general answered, i do not know. six weeks later he ran into the general again. i we still going into iraq? we are going to invade seven countries in five years. you are from one of the more influential institutions out there informing public opinion and propaganda. you say that obama did the right thing here. i agree that the instance were the internet and social media is taking over. brezinski says we are in a lot of trouble -- the first time we have a worldwide awakening to what we have been doing for the past 400 years. the stranglehold you have is now being broken. it wasn't so much obama saw the light. i am 66 years old. i have never seen the american people over 90% on one issue