we have come up with a plan. this is a yes. now, if the united states can agree with us, then we are the peace makers. we are the people who are trying to resolve this situation in a pragmatic way. >> we've heard from the president. basically saying, listen, let's just give diplomacy a chance here. there's been this possibility, a lot of pontificating about whether in fact russia is bluffing, but what about the possibility that assad is actually playing putin? here is a guest i talked to yesterday, ed hussein, council of foreign affairs. >> my fear isn't the dynamic between putin and president obama. my fear is that bashar al assad, the war lord in syria, plays both off one another and ends up buying more time for himself, killing more people on the ground, securing his dictatorship in the country and having greater influence in the region. >> just wanted a reaction to that possibility, bobby. >> i think assad and putin are reading from the same hymn sheet. i don't think assad is playing