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Process continue and president morsi was elected democratically, but what is important about democracy is listening to the people and trying to figure out how to solve problems in a non-violent way and that is what should be happening. one of the things ive been talking about, andrea, it is very hard to move from tahrir square to governance. the question is how those that are protesting actually express their views, can they do it in a non-violent way. should they be looking for channels of comm...

Ultimately, andrea, theres no way that this is going to be solved militarily. i think it is going to have to be a political solution and i hope very much that the geneva process is something that goes forward in terms of where the rebels and the regime there are able to look and try to figure out some kind after transitional government. but it is exceptionally complicated and the u.s. role is a very difficult one in this. >> there were 100,000 already dead. i recall, as you know better than anyo...

Trajectory of the civil war. but the chemical weapons use has to be responded to and, you know, you just need to stand back. >> mattis saying this is limited in scope. the president had said he wanted it to be sustained. which is it? >> i think it was a little bit of both. the message, and you heard very quickly from nikki haley about the whole locked and loaded. if you want to use chemical weapons again, you just try us, because we will respond every time. thats the message theyre giving right ...

These strikes are a deterrent. u.s. state department spokesperson i spoke with earlier said that this would help open the door for diplomacy. is there really any hope that the u.s., syria, russia would come to the table and have a conversation about this? >> i think there is a general consensus from the u.s. and its allies there needs to be -- running the geneva process for years. its not going anywhere. i think there needs to be a more concerted effort and a political solution. just last week p...

The pay if chemical weapons are used again against innocent men women and children. >> as i said we heard from the prime minister of the uk. emmanuel macron, the president of france has been out on the phone with world leaders and issued statements, as well. we are hearing kind of different thing. i guess there is a theme to what united states officials are saying. do you have a good feeling of what the message is here? do you think the case this is solely centering on chemical weapons is the ri...

For syria with assad in power. that hug between vladimir putin and assange intricadicates they not preparing for him to move aside. thats a personable friendship. the united states has to figure out where they stand on the issue. do they think there is a future with assad remaining in power and if they dont, is that something that is negotiable and is russia willing to put that on the table? >> who in the white house? there is the america first faction which most of them are political advisers w...

Rex tillerson standing by comments last week about the fate of president assad and u.s. priorities in syria. >> were hopeful that through this syrian process, working with coalition members, working with the u.n., in particular working through the geneva process, that we can navigate a political outcome in which the syrian people in fact will determine bashar al assads fate and his legitimacy. i think the question of how his criminal actions are dealt with is something that will be part of that ...

Grassroots that has sprung up in their legislate sure. they have voted according to their process, incidentally. they have followed their procedures. they have the requisite number of votes. people who previously supported yanukovych changed their positions, pulled their support away from him and voted to impeach him. so, i mean, this has been a democratic process that has been felt in profound ways, and now i think its important for everybody to respect it and let the people of ukraine find the...

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