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Assad conducts another mass murder attack using chemical weapons, he and his military will pay a heavy price. everyone agrees it was kind of unprecedented kind of press release, but there is a question about the presidents credibility, there is a question about the white house communications teams credibility and their credibility around the world when a statement like this is made. >> thats right, lawrence, and the fact there is a question is, in and of itself, significant. this is a question t...

Controversy involving how many people in the administration and who in the administration knew about this white house statement before it went out last night? >> well, look, certainly there were key people who did not know it was come. people at the department of defense. department of state and right behind me at the capitol here. key senators including those on the senate intelligence committee were caught off guard. that is important not just for professional courtesy that these people be bro...

Committee were caught off guard. that is important not just for professional courtesy that these people be brought into the process. but when it comes to the kpt of defense and state they need to around the table formulating the strategy, a stand alone statement does not a strategy make. and it leads to serious questions the fact that so many people were in the dark about whether this is nested within a broader strategy. it also undermines the credibility of a statement like this. a statement li...

Administration after invading iraq when their popularity was so low. the thing thats disturbing about this is not his personal popularity but the fact it undermines the world base order that we tried to establish since world war ii. it makes people question our values, it makes them question when we talk about those kinds of things, and that, i think, will take years and years to get back. >> ned, i want to bring into this frame this story that broke last night at 10:00 p.m. when the white house...