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Actual point of the attack and imminency argument that ralph mentioned loses the luster. >> former president jimmy carter that a strike would be illegal if initiated by president obama and then senator and candidate for president obama, in 2007, we put this on the screen, he wrote this. the president does not have the power under the constitution to unlaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that is it not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. given what secret...

So there is a way to control it. all the discussions so far have been we intend not to do that. what the intent is, is to strike assads ability to deliver the chemical munitions. in terms of a military imperative, there doesnt seem to be one right now relative to the issue of chemical weapons. >> chris, we hear a lot of bluster from russia and iran, the imminent destruction of israel. is a lot of that tough talk from russia and iran? is it just talk or sit a real concern? >> at this point i woul...

Saying iran and syria would start changing their behavior if they started seeing they had some incentives to do so. they dont respond well to that kind of bluster. in his famous 2002 speech calling iraq a devoir mr. obama acknowledged he could be contained until he falls away into the dust been of history. >> what happened to the barack obama of 2008 who said you have to go to the u.n. >> unfortunately, what we are seeing right now is russia repeatedly block efforts to hold the assad regime acco...

Boehner sketch a debt ceiling strategy. in the meantime the treasury department warned lawmakers the country will hit the debt ceiling earlier than expected. sometime in mid october. raising the possibility of an unprecedented default. our own suzy khimm reminds us on the "all in" blog, boehners threats may just be bluster. boehner has already shown himself willing to let his instinct for political survival overrule the right wing flank of his party. joining me now, ben domenech, research fellow...

Stage. what is with the bluster? no one respects us. no one fears us. we look weak, and we have lost our credibility. why are you beating your chest when it is full of nothing but hot air? why did you have to say last year and then again in april, that the use of chemical weapons is a red line in the first place? just like you said to iran with its nuclear enrichment, you are not the president of the world. no one, including uh sad now -- asaad now is afraid of you. and i love that your newly co...

Stage. what is with the bluster? no one respects us. no one fears us. we look weak, and we have lost our credibility. why are you beating your chest when it is full of nothing but hot air? why did you have to say last year and then again in april, that the use of chemical weapons is a red line in the first place? just like you said to iran with its nuclear enrichment, you are not the president of the world. no one, including uh sad now -- asaad now is afraid of you. and i love that your newly co...

The president are proposed that are vastly popular. were finding they are running into some problems from both sides, immigration town halls, for example, hearing from proponents and opponents. republicans are really more in the firing line this august than democrats are. >> give me a sense of whats driving the conversation in these districts. >> were trying to look at all of congress and all americans of theres frustrations about americans nervous about obama care. senator baucus saying this is...

>> right, but not the policies which i think really did risk americas image around the world and in a sense a lot of people would argue foment more terrorism and policies. the president has rolled back the rhetorical bluster we got used to during the previous administration but has actually amped up in terms of going after al qaeda directly. i dont think the administration that got osama bin laden, rhetorical bluster didnt bring oun osama bin laden, actual intelligence and aggressive maneuvers r...

>> right, but not the policies which i think really did risk americas image around the world and in a sense a lot of people would argue foment more terrorism and policies. the president has rolled back the rhetorical bluster we got used to during the previous administration but has actually amped up in terms of going after al qaeda directly. i dont think the administration that got osama bin laden, rhetorical bluster didnt bring oun osama bin laden, actual intelligence and aggressive maneuvers r...

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