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Soil. >> none of that is going to happen until the u.n. inspectors can get in and do that. theres been reporting there may be efforts to get samples out of syria, two outside analysts that may have been the source of the assessment from the u.s. intelligence community, we dont know for sure. in that case you cant necessarily identify the providence of some of these chromatograph mass spectrometer and there are very particular chemical signatures for chemicals out there and their degradation by-p...

Chemical weapons. in syria its clear they do. we know they have stockpiles of chemical weapons. the question is whether or not they have been used. its not that easy to tell, especially far away. tear gas and other riot gases, the chemicals can cause the same superficial effects especially in concentrated doses. chemical contamination on the battlefield or besieged areas where traditional weapons were being used, it can be hard to distinguish from the effects of chemical weapons. the way you rea...

They test something. there was a follow-up call with report others to explain what this means. the white house would not elaborate at all what these physiolocal samples showed or definitive or results were. theres some reporting maybe it was blood samples of people gassed by serin, smuggled out of syria and tested by u.s. inlets and reporting from the "new york times" quoting syrian rebels saying americans, the cia specifically were asking the syrian rebels to go collect samples. thats the repor...

Assessment from the u.s. intelligence community, we dont know for sure. in that case where you cant necessarily identify the providence of some of these samples, cant say for sure where they came from or when they came from, is it possible they can seem to indicate something that might be disproven had we understand their providence better? >> if youre using samples that are indeed genuine, then youre probably running them through very specific equipment like gas chromatograph mass spectrometer ...

In physiological samples. our standard of evidence must build on corroborated facts. there is still this big question, wolf, because these samples that are out there, at least according to this letter officials saying that they cant confirm exactly how the exposure occurred and under what conditions. theres also the big issue and you alluded to this at the top of this report, what happens next? president obama has been very clear saying that the use of chemical weapons in syria would be a red li...

Believe in the last several weeks the regime has continued to move chemical stockpiles around syria and they are not sure why. they believe theyre still under the security of thechiefs of stn last week he couldnt be sure anymore where the chemical stockpiles were. i think theres another very interesting point in this letter, wolf, why are they uncertain? well, the letter talks about and i quote "this assessment is based in part on fis owe logical samples." we dont know what that means at this po...

Left to lose, which could precipitate more use if they did use this. that the white house needs to immediately join with russia and the brits and the french who have for long or at least two weeks said this was the case, go to the united nations. what steps do you think the president should take? and should the united states take steps unilaterally. >> i do think its always good to have u.n. security council resolution and i think thats one avenue that needs to be looked at. the second piece, ob...

Assess with varying degrees of confidence that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in syria. specifically, the chemical agent serin. this assessment is based in part on sid logical samples which means, jon, that there were some bodies tested here. senator mccain is with us, i believe hes back now. senator mccain, i just read a small portion of the letter about the caveats. you know, a varying degree of confidence. >> uh-huh. jenna: but theres specifics about the chemical...

Attack. 20 syrians killed near aleppo, and in one other location. they base the intelligence assessment on physiological evidence, meaning blood or tissue samples from the victims. defense secretary hagel confirmed the use of chemical weapons but with an important caveat. i dont know the specific evidence, jim. i havent seen it. >> is this a red line? u.s. military sources say that no one in the pentagon is is interested in getting involved in a ground operation in syria, shep. >> shepard: if th...

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