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U.s. strike assuming it happens, then we have no idea what the response by assad will be and whether that will be a counter strike or operation. so on one hand you could see its understandable why pentagon planners would be planning for a larger operation. >> anderson, they would have to be planning for a larger operation. the key thing is the construct within which the planning is taking place is action, reaction and counter action. i mean, thats how you walk through every scenario that weve ev...

Would be needed, to assault and secure chit critical sites. thousands. reports indicate those sites are scattered all over syria some some are producing chemical weapons and some are to storage and some for research and development. jennifer griffin, at the pentagon. what has the pentagon said regarding the boots on the ground which general dempsey said would be necessary? >> general dempsey said 75,000 troops would be needed for that make. but thats not their mission so we asked the pentagon ab...

Syrias capacity to use such weapons in the future, explain from the military perspective what that suggests to you. >> well, thats a very difficult passage because i think the chances of going after the chemical weapons delivery systems, which were rocket launchers and hes got thousands of them all over the country, were going after the weapons themselves will probably be too difficult to do. the chemical weapons are a valuable asset for the syrian regime. they got them stored in very hardened f...

From the military perspective what that suggests to you. >> well, thats a very difficult passage because i think the chances of going after the chemical weapons delivery systems, which were rocket launchers and hes got thousands of them all over the country, were going after the weapons themselves will probably be too difficult to do. the chemical weapons are a valuable asset for the syrian regime. they got them stored in very hardened facilities that a cruise missile wont be able to do. you nee...

From the military perspective what that suggests to you. >> well, thats a very difficult passage because i think the chances of going after the chemical weapons delivery systems, which were rocket launchers and hes got thousands of them all over the country, were going after the weapons themselves will probably be too difficult to do. the chemical weapons are a valuable asset for the syrian regime. they got them stored in very hardened facilities that a cruise missile wont be able to do. you nee...

That and lead him to calculate he is better off risking losing to the rebels? >> senator, think maybe even more insidous than that. he reached a point where he now thinks of chemical weapons as just another weapon in his arsenal, and thats the part that they cans this so very dangerous, and i think as i have provided advice on what targets may be appropriate, certainly want to degrade his capabilities coming out of this. i want to come out of it stronger than we go into it. >> lead monday to my ...

How are we going to unbalance that and lead him to calculate hes better offistic aring losing to the rebels? >> well, senator, i think the -- it may be even more insidious than that. hes reached the point where he thinks of chemical weapons as just another weapon in his arsenal. thats the part that makes this so very dangerous. i think that as ive provided advice on what targets may be appropriate, i certainly want to degrade his capabilities coming out of this. i want to come out of it stronger...

Theres a small military. >> they could pay for it. >> senator rand paul who has already said he would vote against it is expected to speak shortly and when that happens, we will bring that to you. i do want to talk to one piece of sound from senator marco rubio who up until today you hadnt heard much from him on this, which i think was fairly smart as he was taking in all of the information. listen to some of the questions he had for chairman dempsey. >> how confident are you and how confident c...

Are chasing these weapons systems with overhead sensors are having a dickins of a time trying to keep up with all this and keep the ships ready to shoot. this is not a simple operation. it is enormously complex and takes hundreds of dedicated folks to ensure that this target set is updated. and i have to tell you, things are still tense in the mediterranean. >> you know, its interesting, i have said the word russia almost as often as ive said syria tonight because russia is moving in some intere...

Were chasing these weapon systems with overhead sensors are having a dickens ever a time trying to keep up with all of this and keep the ships ready to shoot. this is not a simple operation. it is enormously complex and takes hundreds of dedicated folks to ensure that this target set is updated. i have to tell you, things are still tense in the mediterranean. >> harris: you know, its interesting. i have said the word russia almost as often as i have said syria. russia is moving. they want to com...