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Difficult to dismantle. you are talking about dozens of chemical weapons sites. its actually not that hard for the regime. they have kept control and possession of these chemical stockpiles, moved them to regime-held areas. >> thats interesting. >> i actually think that its less hard than we think because you have a partner in the region monotremes these issues very carefully in the last, maybe, i would say, eight, nine years. israel has been monitoring where they put them, how they used them, w...

Is a late step." if they send small arms, how can they make a difference? they should help us with anti-tank and anti-aircraft and training and a no-fly zone thrown in. thats the assessment shared by some in washington. the "new york times" reported "many in the american government believe the military balance has tilted so far against the rebels in recent months that american shipments of arms to select groups may be too little too late." why not let assad win? >> he may just win. this is not a...

What do we get out of this. >> afghanistan is a better example. we supported the mujahideen. they went in and eventually we had a problem in afghanistan because we thought at the beginning we dont like the communists and this is a way to get involved. >> is anybody doing what im doing, questioning this involvement? >> angus king, you and angus. >> independent senator from maine. >> a spokesman for the rebels in syria today said small arms may not be enough. theyre making demands. "we welcome the...

Iran was helping assad win and we could not consider the geopolitical ramifications of letting iran win this victory and so then you have assad there and iran, more powerful than ever with an iranian election tomorrow and more, you know, forceful leader presumably than ahmadinejad has been. its just the worst possible calculation. and also the weakness that it projected throughout the arab world for us to be dragging our feet. i mean, if the president had not said that the chemical weapons was a...

If they send small arms, how can small arms make a difference? they should help us with anti-tank and anti-aircraft and training and a no-fly zone thrown in. thats the assessment shared by some in washington. the "new york times" reported quote, many in the american government believe that the military balance has tilted so far against the rebels in recent months that american shipments of arms to select groups may be too little too late. why not let assad win, by the way? >> well, he may just w...

But i think the fact was that iran was helping assad win and we could not consider the geopolitical ramifications of letting iran win this victory and so then you have assad there and iran, more powerful than ever with an iranian election tomorrow and more, you know, has been. its just the worst possible calculation. and also the weakness that it world for us to be dragging our feet. i mean, if the president had not said that the chemical weapons was a red line, im not aware of other intelligenc...

Understated unintended consequences. all kinds of bad things we dont anticipate. >> chris: are you saying let assad win? >> im not saying, there may not be realistic alternative. >> we had a no-fly zone in iraq. what happened after that. >> are we really going to send hundred thousand troops into syria? >> chris: so saddam hussein, keep him in power? >> we have to do what we can do for our allies. the greatest failure of this president has been to grow from the scene and when united states doesn...

Consequence, when we go in, all kind of bad things can happen ui that we dont anticipate. >> you guys are saying let assad win. let him -- >> no, im not. >> im not. im saying there may not be a realistic alternative. >> we had a no fly zone in iraq. remember? what happened after that?ir iraq is in flames today. >> are we really going to send 100,000 troops into syria? >> youre saying saddam hussein, power?m in >> im saying we have to learn from lessons. we have to do what we can to help our ally...

Understated unintended consequences. all kinds of bad things we dont anticipate. >> chris: are you saying let assad win? >> im not saying, there may not be realistic alternative. >> we had a no-fly zone in iraq. what happened after that. >> are we really going to send hundred thousand troops into syria? >> chris: so saddam hussein, keep him in power? >> we have to do what we can do for our allies. the greatest failure of this president has been to grow from the scene and when united states doesn...