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>> reporter: so you believe this was mistaken identity? >> clearly, all evidence indicates that this was a case of mistaken identity based on the tactical intelligence ive seen surrounding the case. >> the most likely scenario is, david and tiffany hartley had wandered into a drug war and were mistaken as the enemy. >> reporter: zapata county sheriff siggy gonzalez believes the hartleys not only wandered into a war but had arrived on the mexican side of falcon lake at the exact moment a cartel w...

This. i expect the president will veto what they do, and i expect the whole kabuki dance will make no difference whatsoever because the iranians want, can, and will get a nuclear weapon. >> exactly. >> julie? >> i think george gets to the crux of this, which is if the bill does go to the floor and it does pass and then the president vetoes this, one of the administrations arguments has been even the act of voting is going to putsh the iranians awa from the table. this will be an opportunity wher...

Of mistaken identity based on the tactical intelligence ive seen surrounding the case. >> the most likely scenario is, david and tiffany hartley had wandered into a drug war and were mistaken as the enemy. >> reporter: zapata county sheriff siggy gonzalez believes the hartleys not only wandered into a war but had arrived on the mexican side of falcon lake at the exact moment a cartel was about to move a large amount of marijuana. up on a bluff, the spotters, his sources told him, caught the firs...

Former intelligence official fred burton has been studying a turf war in mexico between two drug cartels. a former band of military guards called the zetas and the more traditional gulf coast cartel. >> what most people dont realize when youre looking at the border is that there are certain portions that are not controlled by the mexican government. and the area of falcon lake was directly controlled by the zetas, and this was a very strong smuggling corridor for them. >> reporter: so you believ...

Controlled by the mexican government. and the area of falcon lake was directly controlled by the zetas, and this was a very strong smuggling corridor for them. >> reporter: so you believe this was mistaken identity? >> clearly, all evidence indicates that this was a case of mistaken identity based on the tactical intelligence ive seen surrounding the case. >> the most likely scenario is, david and tiffany hartley had wandered into a drug war and were mistaken as the enemy. >> reporter: zapata co...

Will hurt the -- >> the president says i dont negotiate, that doesnt poll well either. [ overlapping speakers ] >> both things are true. its not the right thing to do. if i was advising president obama, and of course he wont listen to me, i would say, you know what, call their bluff. sit with them. say, lets negotiate. hes saying, im ready to talk to them and see what they want afterwards. well, whats the difference between afterwards or, you know, theres nothing wrong with negotiation. >> yes, ...

Prime ministers rescue. havent we all seen this movie? the war in iraq cost us an systemed $800 -- cost us an estimated $800 billion and the tragedy is u.s. soldiers lost their lives defending an ungrateful and dysfunctional dark pit of the middle east. in afghanistan, mr. obama fresh from having his bluff called by the russians in syria, laid down another of his famous red lines, namely, that afghan president hamid karzai sign a bilateral agreement. this deal would provide for some eight to ten...

Well either. >> both things are true. i dont think its the right thing to do. if i were advising obama and i dont and he wont listen to me, i would say, you know what? call their bluff. sit with them. lets negotiate. hes saying im ready to talk to them and see what they want afterwards. whats the difference between afterwards? theres nothing wrong with negotiation. >> there is something wrong. you know what creates uncertainty? uncertainty in the markets forever. you know what creates uncertaint...

To open water and heading back to the new zealand port called bluff. it could be happening now. communications are difficult is tweeting out their status is not in the upper mind of those on board. >> professor turny has been a good correspondent. >> hes great. we hear they are in open water well let you know. >> fantastic. and well wait and see if it happens. >> it is complicated and that is complicated. >> and what about the president and foreign policy? is he in frul retreat? an explosive cha...

Outside group, but also other groups as well. in terms of that domestic political pressure, and the way that democratic senators as well as republicans are susceptible to it. if bob menendez could get harry reid to allow a vote on this. and if the senate could vote on it, do you think theres a chance that it could pass with a vetoproof majority? could the white house get their bluff called on vetoing it? >> i think thats a possibility, but i think that the white house is demonstrating that it wi...