Topic: Peshawar

Following a brutal Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, Senator John McCain argues against a date-driven withdrawal from Afghanistan. He advocates for a "stabilizing force" to remain in the region to prevent further mayhem and to cooperate with the Pakistani military.

Violent protests erupt in Peshawar, Pakistan, leading to the burning of movie theaters in response to an online video mocking the Prophet Muhammad. The U.S. State Department spends $70,000 on Urdu-language television advertisements to distance the government from the film. The hosts argue that the true source of Pakistani anger is ongoing U.S. drone strikes rather than the video itself.