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Putin. so it just created all of this tension and drama inside american politics that doesnt really exist now so i think that also gives biden a little bit more maneuvering room because its not so central to the conversation as it was under trump. >> susan, a russian presidential aide says it is going to be up to the two leaders whether they will step aside and just have a one on one talk. do you think that will happen? >> well, my guess is that biden would be very wary of it. marks point is exc...

With us now to discuss is susan glasser, staff writer at the new yorker, and cnn global affairs analyst, and mark mizetti, washington investigative correspondent at the "new york times," and cnn national security analyst. thank you both for being with us, susan, from what we know about president bidens approach going into this summit will it be effective against putin, will it work? >> well, you know, both of these men, like to and are capable of giving out long ex-plications o their positions. ...

Theyre desperate to sit next to the girls and they spend the entire time at lunch kicking them under the table. expect vladimir putin to be kicking away under the table. >> that is an interesting analogy. i can appreciate that. i also was listening to you talking about how they may be long winded and both wanting to take the stage. were expecting this to be a four or five hour plus meeting, mark, it isnt the first time putin and president biden have met, you know, ten years ago in 2011, then vic...

Obviously want to know everything. >> yeah, its astonishing, actually. the thing about your beat in covering intelligence matters like this and our effort to try to stay apprised of them is we know so little of what goes on, but what we know about whats going on here is slightly jaw dropping. mark mazzetti, national security correspondent for "the new york times." thanks, mark. nice to see you, appreciate it. >> thank you. >> thank you. there is something coming up on the show next that has to...

The cia had become basically a branch of the military after 9 /11. he said he wanted them to get back to their real purpose as an agency which is collecting intelligence. less killing, more traditional spying. now, though, it has been one terrible story of the cia screwing up the basic work of spying even against our own best allies. outing their own people, own assets, toeltally failing the president by not telling the white house what was going on. this is terrible. is this a sign that that ag...

Conservatives, even if you are opposed to immigration reform, how do you talk about it in a better way. we heard from jeb bush. we ended up hearing also from paul ryan, who is the republican vice presidential running mate in 2012. later tonight youre going to hear from other luminaries. saturday comes sarah palin as well as herman cain. a lot of focus on 2016 but one other thing worth noting -- it is almost a tale of two different 2016 gatherings. the faith in freedom coalition where almost all ...

Correspondent mark mizetti. based on my reporting and your reporting, we know that the administration is supplying small arms and ammunition but the opposition says that it actually needs a lot more, including antitank and antiaircraft weapons. do you think at this point in time that the obama administration is seriously considering ramping up its weaponry to the opposition forces? >> well, what we are hearing from officials yesterday was that it certainly is possible that it could -- the suppor...

Popular ex-president and somebody who you never know, he could be running against. i think it is a pretty smart move but not without some downside to it. >> mark, ruth is calling it a smart move. on the other hand, if you look at the polls, christies not doing too well in the polls, at least among his other potential republican rivals. so is this a smart calculation, do you think? >> im a big believer that first things first. you have to win re-election in 2013 particularly in a state like new j...