Yaakov Lappin, Ryan Mauro, Diana West, Andy McCarthy

YAAKOV LAPPIN, of the Jerusalem Post, explains the increasing tension in Israel over the Syrian civil war and how the United States' role in the conflict plays a part.

RYAN MAURO, of the Clarion Project, analyzes the "rebels" in Syria and explains the dangers involving the Islamist element and terrorist connections in Syrian rebel forces.

DIANA WEST, author of "Death of the Grown Up," outlines where the United States is a dozen years after 9/11 in the context of allies and enemies.

ANDY MCCARTHY, of National Review Online, analyzes the country's current foreign policy strategy and assesses which direction the country should be going in.