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Retaliation on the part of hezbollah striking either at the israelis or american interests, either in the middle east or around the globe. remember, hezbollah was once described as the a-team of international terrorism and truly does have a global reach. so i think that, you know, assads interview this morning was a lot of bluster. but there are certain consequences of an american military action that certainly should be given consideration. >> okay. laura, you, i know, will be interviewing the ...

The invasion of iraq i think is still with us and lingers. >> its overwhelming. >> it is overwhelming and the fact that case was so flawed, so false, and the american people have become so cynical about any case for war in that region or case for action, because this is not iraq. lets be honest. this is a lot more like the case like kosovo in the 1990s than iraq. however, the distorting effect of iraq and the dampening effect its had on americans since adventurism and not want to go get involved...

Need for strikes, secretary kerry also laid out the one way assad could avoid such an attack. >> is there anything at this point that his government could do or offer that would stop an attack? >>. >> sure. he could turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week. turn it over. all of it. >> that statement, which the state department later described as, quote, rhetorical, may have had some kind of impact. because it was just a short time later t...

>> bon jour, everyone. dont worry. everything is bold. [ speaking in french ] >> it helps, of course, if kerry speaks good french, i guess. >> the president is taking his case directly to the american public over the next couple days. >> i just wish the president had laid this out better. >> series of interviews with the networks, a speech to the nation. hes going to be talking to members of congress. >> i wish he was more of a commander in chief than community organizer. >> how worried are they...

>> the broader conflict in syria is a threat to regional stability and security of our allies and partners. as well as a humanitarian catastrophe. >> and lets get right to our panel now. joy reid is with me, editor of the grio.com and msnbc political analyst. and john harwood who covers washington for cnbc and the "new york times." john, can you tell us about this deal that the russians are proposing? is it serious, or do you think it sounds like something that was cooked up between messrs. assa...