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>> and what do you make of the protests in gaza. you were there just about a month ago. is it fair to say that hamas is to blame as the government says? >> to blame all i know is you do have to ask hamas what are you doing. youre throwing people up against the israeli fence. you know whats going to. happen. to me it was a cover for hamass utter failure. not just this year or last year, but well over a decade of producing some kind of decent governance in gaza. one of the things it should reflect...

The protests in gaza? you were there just about a month ago. is it fair to say that hammas is to blame? >> you do have to ask hamas, what are you doing? youre throwing people up against the israeli fence. you know whats going to happen. to me it was a cover for hamas utter failure -- not just this year but last year, over a decade of providing. yes, the turkish minister went off on this, but its quite striking to me how little protests -- this tragic death of scores of palestinians, even in the ...

Happen. >> reporter: they may not want it, but can they stop it? republicans and democrats are both dug in, unwilling to compromise on budget cuts and in 12 days the government runs out of money. just look at the calendar. congress is off all next week. seven days lost. when they come back, just five days to reach a deal before a forced shutdown on march 4th. >> that is the worst outcome. if we end up shutting down the government and calling into question whether were going to meet our obligatio...