U.S. officials now view Syria as a credible threat , on a par with al Qaeda . Peter Bergen : Some lawmakers have exaggerated the current threat to U.S. from Syria . He says the problem is a potential issue , but few have been charged so far . Bergen : Candy , there was a guy a month ago that was in Syria , went back to the United States , came back and blew himself up . Clearly it is a potent force that cannot be countered in the East .
U.S. officials now view Syria as a credible threat , on a par with al Qaeda . Peter Bergen : Some lawmakers have exaggerated the current threat to U.S. from Syria . He says the problem is a potential issue , but few have been charged so far . Bergen : Clearly it is a potent force that cannot be countered in the East .