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This particular case. were going to see candidate romney go to israel in the coming weeks. and we will see whether or not he is willing to really articulate a policy in opposition to that. >> bret: steve, the underlying background here is the concern over chemical weapons that every intelligence agency says syria has and has moved around in recent days. explosive. >> im concerned we are not doing enough on that issue and the post-assad regime. biff all accounts we are not in -- by all accounts w...

Bulgarians shared it with the american authorities. >> we will assist them with the investigation of the attack. >> the suspects name on the i.d. was jacques philipe martin. his address was casino and hotel in baton rouge, louisiana, indicating its a probable fake. hezbollah yesterday posted on the website a graphic description of how irans revolutionary guards would close the strait of hormuz by targeting u.s. aircraft carriers. >> the united states and the international community are going to ...

They are both looking at. >> bret: charles, quickly, is the landscape changing? >> in part because of what we heard from the fed chairman, neutral observer who says the economy is slipping backwards. the recovery is slow. that i think is worth filtering out, this is going to be summer of recovery. its the opposite. and i think apart from all the back and the forth in the campaign, all the ads, negative stuff, that i think is having an influence and sort of zapping the strength of the obama campa...

To do best. i think you can look at the syrian, what has happened in syria over the past 24 months and included the fact we sent an ambassador before the fighting began and say it has been a failure of policy. >> bret: what happens now? what do you think the next days look like? some say the days of the assad regime are numbered. we had some analysts saying it could be hours, but it seems like the pushback with the killing of almost 300 people may have changed the dynamic. >> well, i think he ha...

The perpetuation of the status quo is in no way static. it is, in fact, a recipe for intensified conflict, increased terrorism, and a proxy war that could engulf the region. this is the third time in ten months that two members, russia an china, have prevented the security council from responding credibly to the syrian conflict. the first two vetoes they cast were destructive. this veto is more dangerous and deplorable. >> bret: the u.n. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice, saying russi...

[ inaudible ] its time for this dude to go. >> andrea: well put. thank you. that is it for us on "the five." thank you for watching. well see you tomorrow. ♪ ♪ captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> bret: good evening. im bret baier. this is the fox news alert. the brutality in syria crossed another deadly line with what is said to be the worst massacre yet in that conflict. syrias friends in high places thwarted the latest attempt to diplomatically end the violence there. the count...

>> if there is a clear plan of action, the administration is wide open. no great options in syria. >> aides of secretary of state clinton reminded rebels washington provided them with millions of dollars of nonlethal aid including communication equipment. >> bret: james rosen at the state department. well follow the developing story. thank you. s caught on camera. the man believed to be responsible for suicide bombing killing israeli tourist in pullgaryia is seen moments before the blast. nation...

Weapon stock piles. israel defense minister issued a warning to hezbollah after returned from the heights overlooking syria. >> of course, what happens on the border of syria and lebanon to make sure theyre doing this, the transition period. advance the weapon systems. >> if we have information, chemical agent. biological agents. are about to fall in hands of hezbollah we will not spare any effort to prevent it. >> they reached out to defense secretary leon panetta about possible israeli strike ...

Making this is the highest single day death toll in history of the 16-month uprising. from state run television, the first images of syrian president bashar assad since rebel forces assassinated three of his top aids. the occasion was the swearing in of the new defense minister. assad never spoke and u.s. officials still said they dont know where he is. capital city of damascus wilted under a fifth day of battle with assads grip on power badly shaken. the main fear of u.s. policy makers is the p...