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>> on the one side the u.s., russia, and iran all have a vested interest to make sure that isis does not extend its grip over syria, because if syria implodes and isis takes over, thats a massive blow to the middle east. the problem is russia and iran believe that syrian president bashar assad should be a partner in the fight against isis but the u.s. saying, assad has done overing things to his own people -- horrifying things to his own people and its part of the,yç solution -- problem note, e...

Floor. >> shepard: you expressed concerns yesterday. can you tell our viewers what they were and are and whether any have been alleviated. >> they have been alleviated somewhat. i wanted to make sure that the little problem that secretary kerry created about the boots on the ground, oh, perhaps if syria implodes, thats the one thing americans dont want is boots on the ground, another military direct involvement by the u.s. forces, the best fighting men and women on the planet. theyre not for tha...

To them in black and white terms. why does the stability affect us? if syria implodes and you drag in countries like syria, then you start understanding why these things matter. the u.s. has israel, the strongest allie in the region. if the israeli/syria border begins to have problems, you have the humanitarian aspect which you talked about. that is draining resources from the neighboring countries of jordan and others which the u.s. comes in to support. these are allies of the united states. it...

Bad as that is, why is this also important? you heard one of the senators there talking about the concern that these chemical weapons as syria implodes, becomes more disorganized, could the chemical weapons wind up in the hands of al qaeda and become a terrorist threat? there is a much deeper, believe it or not, concern as well. iran. in the last several weeks iran has considerably stepped up its power influence and operations inside syria. we talked to people today who tell us there are at leas...

For the obama white house are the threats from iran and the effect of the relentless bloodshed in syria. we want to begin with some analysis about the presidents trip this morning with our chief foreign correspondent richard engel back from the region. he is in new york this morning. i have david brooks of "the new york times" and e.j. dionne with me in washington. richard, let me start with you. the president called on israel to renew efforts to the creation of a palestinian state. he helped re...

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One goal, more pressing concerns for the obama white house, the threats from iran and the effect of the relentless bloodshed in syria. we want to begin with some analysis about the presidents trip this morning with our chief foreign correspondent richard engel back from the region. he is in new york this morning. i have david brooks of "the new york times" and e.j. dionne with the "washington post" here with me in washington. richard, let me start with you. the president called on israel to rene...