chemical weapons again. we also have a core national security interest, making sure those chemical stockpiles don t fall into the hands of al qaeda or al nushah when the assad regime falls and a limited strike doesn t go to that core concern. it may deter and degrade his capability of using them but it doesn t resolve what happens to them at the end of the regime. but placing these under u.n. inspecti inspection, control and destruction, if that can be accomplished, could meet that core national security interest. so i think it should be vigorously pursued. we re looking at general dempsey right now. he has said previously that it could be tens of thousands of troops. there s been estimates there could be more than 75,000 ground troops to secure syria s chemical weapon. this is not as simple as a small team of inspectors and rounding these things up. it certainly isn t simple, you re right. but i ll tell you one thing that may come out of this. if it can be successful. in order to
pitch. it cuts right to the core of what romney and the republicans all 21 talk about and that is the economy, strain and stress of debt on our ability to create jobs, to get a job. and i think it s at i think it s done very well. it is obviously appealing to women, a major decision makers in most households as well as you just talked about in the last segment chris, in terms of voting. so it is a direct appeal, a softer approach, lower tone, focused on a core concern that voters have out there. and i this i it is very well done. as you write, obama beat caine by 13 points, he leads now by 15 points. a group romney can t afford to lose by double digits. let me go to cynthia. without getting too nasty about a white woman here, apparently a single white woman, no mention of spouse or partner of any kind, no male around the house
most households as well as you just talked about in the last segment in terms of voting. it s a direct appeal focused on a core concern that voters have out there. i think it s very well done. obama meet john mccain by 13 points. he s o doing just as well leading by 15 points. it s a group romney can taf dig. let me go to cynthia. apparently, a single white woman, no mention of a spouse or partner of any kind, no male around the house there. that s the group he is really going for if you want to target what he s targeting. i agree completely, chris. republicans tend to do well among married women. they don t do nearly as well among unmarried women. i am not sure that the ad wants
direction means we are increasing our debt 7 trillion over the next 10 years. we are moving in the wrong direction. that core concern still remains. obviously i am going to look at all of these details. i am concerned this issen accomplishment only in washington only politically. it s not much of an accomplishment fiscally or in the wrorld. senator graham more inclined or because of the defense cuts are you disinclined to support this? i don t have a lot of faith that this joint committee will do with other committees in the past has. it will be deadlocked over tax increases. they are going to want tax increases they are going to say no triggers take effect. we are not going to cut 50 percent from medicare to get to the number by reducing spending to doctors and hospitals. congress always forgives that when it comes to the time to make it real. i really do fear that we are going to jeopardize our ability to end this nation if we are
direction means we are increasing our debt 7 trillion over the next 10 years. we are moving in the wrong direction. that core concern still remains. obviously i am going to look at all of these details. i am concerned this issen accomplishment only in washington only politically. it s not much of an accomplishment fiscally or in the wrorld. senator graham more inclined or because of the defense cuts are you disinclined to support this? i don t have a lot of faith that this joint committee will do with other committees in the past has. it will be deadlocked over tax increases. they are going to want tax increases they are going to say no triggers take effect. we are not going to cut 50 percent from medicare to get to the number by reducing spending to doctors and hospitals. congress always forgives that when it comes to the time to make it real. i really do fear that we are going to jeopardize our ability to end this nation if we are