Topic: Caucasus

King Abdullah II of Jordan tells Charlie Rose that the fight against ISIS is a "Third World War by other means" and a generational struggle. He emphasizes that Muslim countries must take ownership of the problem, calling the extremism a "Muslim problem" and "evil." Abdullah also notes the global nature of the threat, mentioning fighters traveling to Syria from the Caucasus and Western China.

The hosts analyze statements from Susan Rice and Jane Harman regarding the conflict in Syria. Harman is mocked for suggesting that Syria is geographically close to Russia and that terrorists might travel from Syria to attack the Sochi Olympics. The hosts characterize Syria as the "new Afghanistan" in the eyes of the US intelligence community.

ABC News reports on the FBI's prior investigation into Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011 following a tip from Russian intelligence. The report details Tamerlan's background as a boxer and pianist, and his six-month trip to Russia. The FBI acknowledges that monitoring stopped because no specific ties to terrorism were found at the time, leading to questions about the agency's oversight.