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Wins like getting the investigative teams at the united nations. trying to go to the conferences at the opposite, seeing if we could beef them up but not a lot moved on from there. when you are talking about now, secretary tillerson delivered a speech in stan forward. >> forceful speech. >> it details five end game scenarios for syria. including the end of isis, counter-terrorism, moving -- having assad step aside, i should have said removal of assad. it detailed these end scenarios all that wer...

These things somehow get confused? >> well, i think it is possible but you have to let the negotiations flow and see what becomes possible as you move along. i have the view that iran is a major player in the region, that somehow or other, their views and their power has to be taken into consideration. the united states deserves a lot of credit for pushing forward the idea of a peace conference. youre not going to have a military victory in syria today. it has to have a political settlement. how...

Partners in taking military action? whats the president going to accomplish? what does he say with the leaders of the g-20? >> well, this g-20 is going to be a lot different than we said a week ago. we thought there would be military action and from that the president would be trying to manage the ripple effects of that. now you actually have an active campaign. i would say maybe youve got four camps, weve got to do something to redeem the international red line as the president said yesterday, ...

The negotiating table for a political settlement with the rather the syrian opposition and is there any scenario that you see or that you can imagine where assad could be enticed to negotiate with the opposition and whether it is protecting the alawites or getting them to a safe country, anything else shy of a military strike? >> well, i suspect the administration will roll out a plan that says we are engaging in some kind of military strike but that is going to be complimented by a diplomatic e...

With them. they have to live with them. what happens to israel? what do they do? do they -- do they side with -- theyre not going to side with hezbollah. hezbollah just lost the war. it was on the other side. hezbollah is the with the assad government. >> israel clearly wants some kind of transition, that sees assad step down and secular -- >> we all want that. its called christmastime. >> thats right. thats the problem with syria. this is the strategic center. no country is more important. no c...

Kind of transition, that sees assad step down and secular -- >> we all want that. its called christmastime. >> thats right. thats the problem with syria. this is the strategic center. no country is more important. no country is more divided web it comes to ethnic groups, sectarian division. thats a problem -- >> how do you do no warm? >> how do you do no warm? a and once you cross the tlesh hold and are engraged many military action youre not blamed for everything that follows because of action ...

Assads father 30 years launched an offensive against his own people, killed more than 10,000 of them. world waited, did absolutely nothing. it a appears now 30 years later, his son continuing that very same and tragic history. >> heather: leland vitter, thank you. >> gregg: violent clashes in egypt. reporting 12 people killed since the demonstrations begin. the violence coming in the wake of a deadly soccer riot early this week many protestors claiming the police failed to protect the people. me...

Assault on homes by assad troops overnight. there was a pounding of heavy artillery as well as mortars, more than 500 people were injured. a number died in the streets because there are no ambulances. there is not even any hospitals left. the french said essentially it was a crime against humanity but the syrian army went at it including today oftentimes using sniper rifles in trying to find survivors. around the world we had a lot of outrage including various syrian embassies. huge crowds deman...

Week nights at 5:00 and 7:00 eastern only on msnbc, the place for politics. government troops fought with rebels monday forcing them out of damascus. the death toll over three days of fighting is said to be more than 100. at the united nations, talks are under way on a draft resolution demanding that president assad step aside. the u.s. and its allies want it passed quickly, but russia may veto it. hillary clinton said monday that the current situation in syria is, quote, unsustainable. now ...

The midway point between the east and west in northern libya and says qaddafi forces are digging in with heavily armed check points, watch that battle. martha: among those reacting to the speech last night, former vice presidential candidate, sarah palin critical of what he said about libya last night. watch this: >> i think that was a profoundly disappointing speech because it proved the obama doctrine is full of chaos and questions and is dodgy, dubious and a good question, that you ask, greta...