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Know, handing over these weapons and we have to pursue it to the end. so it basically means, according to the critics, there is no more get rid of assad. assad step down. thats gone according to critics. >> vladimir putin is achieving two main objectives here. his main objectives were he wants to keep assad in power. well this ratifies assads status because we have to deal with him. he has to let inspectors in. the second thing is these chemical weapons would not possibly fall in the hands of mi...

Monitors to these chemical weapon sites, which we know where most of them are, and secure them so that they cant be used by bashar assad and work out the procedures for keeping them under national control and the removal. we could do that immediately. no, i am very skeptical, very, very skeptical but the fact is you cant pass up this opportunity if it is one, but youve got to right away determine whether or not its real or not. >> thats the question, is it real or not? there are a lot of other q...

>> well see how he is tonight. more on the legislative side of things. i spoke with bob casey, democrat of pennsylvania. senator, this alternative resolution youre working on, as i understand it, it would require passage of the u.n. security counsel of assad using chemical weapons ex seat a deadline to get rid of the stockpile and a military strike would be authorized if that deadline isnt met. what can you tell us? >> were trying to do everything possible to make sure first and formost that the...

Chemical weapons, not the assad regime. thats a huge win for russia and they will keep pursuing that because thats what they really care about. >> fran, let me push back on that idea. you -- supporters of the obama administration would say look, president obama is getting -- could be getting exactly what he wanted all along. he didnt want to wade into the syrian civil war and clearly new york city fan of assad, he has always drawn the line as the use of chemical weapons and standing up internati...