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Violence as far as what he did. >> what do you mean by that? fights with people? >> he never backed down from anybody. in a bar fight or whatever. he stood his ground. >> was kid stuff or was it political? >> no. something that most guys do. >> had nothing to do with politics? >> no. >> a local tv crew is reporting that the suspect had contact with police in march after using a high-powered rifle for target practice on his property, bill. >> bill: what about the gunmans writings? what are we lea...

Republicans and tax policies. in this august 2012 letter, hodgkinson writes "ive never said life sucks. only the policies of the republicans." this man says hes a friend. >> he would never back down from anybody. in a bar fight or whatever, he stood his ground. >> "the new york times" interviewed the suspects brother who says the 66-year-old was upset over the election of president trump and went to washington within the last few weeks to protest. this account appears consistent with a local new...

Decision was not fthcoming t do that for quite a very long time. >> the president was skeptical. he saw the syrian civil war as a quagmire in which the moderates were too few, too weak, and too disorganized to prevail. >> i think this notion that somehow there was this ready-made moderate syrian force that was able to defeat assad is simply not true. >> jay tells me youve been missing me. >> then in august 2012 at a routine press conference -- >> update us on your latest thinking of where you th...

>> the president was skeptical. he saw the syrian civil war as a quagmire in which the moderates were too disorganized to prevail. >> i think this notion that somehow there was this ready-made moderate syrian force that was able to defeat assad is simply not true. >> jay tells me youve been missing me. >> in august 2012 at a routine press conference -- >> your latest thinking on where you think things are in syria. >> obama appeared suddenly willing to use force against assad. >> a red line for ...

Obviously not forthcoming to do that for quite a very long time. >> the president was skeptical. he saw the syrian civil war as a quagmire in which the moderates were too disorganized to prevail. >> i think this notion that somehow there was this ready-made moderate syrian force that was able to defeat assad is simply not true. >> jay tells me youve been missing me. >> in august 2012 at a routine press conference -- >> your latest thinking on where you think things are in syria. >> obama appeare...

That for quite a very long time. >> the president was skeptical. he saw the syrian civil war as a quagmire in which the moderates were too disorganized to prevail. >> i think this notion that somehow there was this ready-made moderate syrian force that was able to defeat assad is simply not true. >> jay tells me youve been missing me. >> in august 2012 at a routine press conference -- >> your latest thinking on where you think things are in syria. >> obama appeared suddenly willing to use force ...

Simply not true. >> jay tells me youve been missing me. >> in august 2012 at a routine press conference -- >> your latest thinking on where you think things are in syria. >> obama appeared suddenly willing to use force against assad. >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my calculus. >> that red line was crossed one year later. a horrific sarin gas attack in a damascus suburb left hundreds dead, including many...

>> elements and then obviously a decision was not forthcoming to do that. for quite a very long time. >> the president was skeptical. he saw the syrian civil war as a quagmire. in which the moderates were too few, too weak, and too disorganized to prevail. >> i think this notion that somehow there was this ready-made moderate syrian force who was able to defeat bashar al assad is not true. >> then in august 2012, at a routine press conference obama appeared suddenly willing to use force against ...

Elements and that decision was obviously not forthcoming to do that for quite a very long time. >> the president was skeptical. he saw the syrian civil war as a quagmire in which the moderates were too disorganized to prevail. >> i think this notion that somehow there was this ready-made moderate syrian force that was able to defeat assad is simply not true. >> jay tells me youve been missing me. >> in august 2012 at a routine press conference -- >> your latest thinking on where you think things...

This isnt rocket science. >> petraeus urged the white house to arm the moderates. >> recommendations were made to assist some of the opposition elements and that decision was obviously not forthcoming to do that for quite a very long time. >> the president was skeptical. he saw the syrian civil war as a quagmire in which the moderates were too few, too weak, and too disorganized to prevail. >> i think this notion that somehow there was this ready-made moderate syrian force that was able to defea...