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Question. is president obama being challenged by vladimir putin in global authority in leadership as the question? >> i think vladimir putin would certainly see it that way. he sees what the united states has been doing in countries like iraq and in libya and now in syria as wielding of aggression, unilaterally unchecked by anyone. and he very much opposes this idea of the u.s. knock over governments. in this case in syria i think he drew a line and said that he was going to put the full force o...

Down on syria for a fifth day in a row despite international concerns over moscows intentions and the war-torn nation. since the air strikes began wednesday tensions have intensified as to whether russians military is targeting isis or whether these strikes are an attempt to bolster the regime of embattled president bashar al assad of syria, russias closest middle east ally. in the wake of this action president obama has come under fire for his handling of the syrian conflict which critics say h...

The defense ministry spokesman says targets are chosen by russian reconnaissance flights. the u.s. says russias air campaign will only lead to more planned parenthoodshed in the war-torn country. u.s. president barack obama accuses russian president vladimir putin of propping up the syrian regime. our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, has the details. >> reporter: a warning from president obama to russian president vladimir putin. >> an attempt by russia and iran to prop up assad and try to...

Quagmire. and it wont work. and they will be there for a while. if they dont take a different course. i also said it is true the united states and russia and the entire world have a common interest in destroying isil. but what was very clear and regardless of what mr. putin said was that he doesnt distinguish between isil and a moderate sunni opposition that wants to see mr. assad go. from their perspective theyre all terrorists. and thats a recipe for disaster. and its one that i reject. so whe...

Population, is just going to get them stuck in a quagmire, and it wont work. and they will be there for a while if they dont take a different course. i also said to him that it is true that the united states and russia and the entire world have a common interest in destroying isil. but what was very clear and regardless of what mr. putin said, was that he doesnt distinguish between isil and a moderate sunni opposition that wants to see mr. assad go. from their perspective, theyre all territories...

Not taken action in syria for four and a half years. vladimir putin is decisive and committed to victory and as aircraft and surface to air missiles and main battle tanks in syria. what the united states needs to do is reaffirm our commitment that assad must go and iran and russia cannot be granted a spear of influence in syria and we will not sit down the negotiating table to help broker and want to see assad go. we should help from the very beginning. >> its a fair point but i spoke to egypts ...

U.n. what are you hearing? >> one issue that constantly comes up when you talk to arab diplomats has been about the lack of u.s. leadership in tackling the issue of the assad regime. you speak to turkish officials and they wanted more u.s. involvement with issues like imposing a no fly zone over the northern part of the country, to try and neutralize the air power the assad regime has. you talk to arab diplomats and they say the united states didnt do enough or is not doing enough to try to buil...

Them conduct lone wolf attacks. it is relentless and keep up. they are having success and it boggles the mind of people want to go there to fight. >> not only that, but, you know, lets talk about this new iraqi military announcement about the new intelligence sharing against isis with russia, iran, and syria. what do you make that have? >> i think this was inevitable. as the russian put forces in syria, they are react to go what they regard as an american failure. our effort to get some people t...

That we have to deal with is, is the requirement that assad go, which has been stated by the american president, by the europeans, do we have to walk back from that? >> i think hes going to have to go but you may have to save the russian face in achieving that goal. if its correct, assad is become a facilitator of isis not just by attracting jihadist but other ways thats quite well documented, the russians will never sign up to an american listing, but they can recognize reality. the fact is syr...

Dont think isis has that capability yet. mostly because theyre so focused on trying to grab territory, hold territory. theyre in the midst of a multifront war right now. but if theyre allowed to hold that land unmolested and allowed to feel secure in their presence in these countries, then they will have the time and opportunity to plot a more large-scale attack. >> according to reports, isis destroyed parts of a historic temple in palmyra. we hear from the syrian observatory that isis forces ar...