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Use of chemical weapons. this is going to be a long-term proposition. it is not going be something that is solved easily overnight. >> chris: i understand you are not calling for any action. is your government troubled at all that red lines and enormous consequences have now you "long-term proposition"? >> we have a different red line entirely. if the syrian regime tries to transfer chemical weapons or what we call game changing weapons to the is systems in lebanon israel will react and we are s...

Fresh happening. the actual effects in jordan and in iraq where we spent a lot of press to achieve a reasonable outcome the president didnt secure any troop theres now and now spilling into iraq and throughout the middle east and then the enext in iran i think is serious. i think it emboldens mullahs. they said we only have a few months now deal with eran. i think israel probably feels they will have to deal with iran on their own and cant wait for the president. >> chris: charles? >> there is a...

The opening -- i was thinking about the library. the fact is the economy itself, the fact that we are talking much more now about syria and we are tacking about guns and we are talking about some of the other issues. we havent talked about the fact that the gdp has also been hit and the fact that we still are looking for economic growth that is not there yet. for this president he is in a position right now, where the american public wants to see more than anything a discussion about the thing t...

States of israel and they all brought the same messages. the messages that the united states stands four square behind israels security. the united states supports escapeddials right to defend itself. >>nd a top defense official in jerusalem just this week said tehran, the iranian leaders are watching what is going on in syria. >> i cant speak for any anonymous defense official. i know what iranians have seen in issuesial over the -- in israel over ishe last month every official from the secreta...

Iran is watching. president obama said that he would not allow eran to develop a nuke capability which is an intelligence matter. i dont have to tell you is a much more difficult thing to assess than whether or not there has been a use of chemical weapons. if the president backs off as he appears to be from the red line and enormous consequences in syria what do you think of the lesson that is being seen by the mullahs in tehran? >> the chemical threat is serious. but you it is of a typically di...

Use of chemical weapons. this is going to be a long-term proposition. it is not going be something that is solved easily overnight. >> chris: i understand you are not calling for any action. is your government troubled at all that red lines and enormous consequences have now you become a "long-term proposition"? >> we have a different red line entirely. if the syrian regime tries to transfer chemical weapons or what we call game changing weapons to the is systems in lebanon israel will react and...

Homeland since 9/11. does that change peoples view of president bush the fact that on his watch after 9/11 he kept the country safe? >> i think it could. and i do think it is funny i didnt know that iraq hadnt been mentioned at all. ithood have been mentioned. one thing should have been mentioned. the surge. that was a courageous act by the president against public opinion. against what would probably be perceived as his own and his partys political interest. bit early attacked, savegeed by the ...

In syria used chemical weapons against its own people? has it crossed the red line. >> our military made an assessment and looks like a high probability of usage. similar assessment by britain and and france and, yes, by the united states. >> chris: this week israelis top entell against military analyst said this. according to the professional assessment regime has used deadly chemicals against armed rebels. quoted to a march 19 attack which indicate the use of deadly chemical weapons. the white...

The tsarnaev brothers were linked to foreign elements? >> not that i know. >> chris: what you tell us about the chechen link to radical islam? >> they have many branches throughout the entire world. we see international jihadists feeing in syria. we have seen how international jihaddist elements have moved from peninsula into syria. and they come from different nationalities. we had terrorist attacks across our borders in the south where participants havent been palestinians or egyptians. saudis...

Will move the president to do what he should have done two years ago from the statement that is coming out of white house im not sure they he will. >> chris: senator john mccain who has been pushing president obama to intervene in syria for two years renewing his call this week after finding the assad regime has used chemical weapons. it is time for the sunday group. brit hume, fox news senior political analyst. amy walter of the cook political report. bill kristol from the weekly standard and c...