lessons of iraq and my prime team interview with dianna nyad. we begin with the big story tonight, syria, the talks in geneva and how the white house handled the crisis. joining me is chief congressional correspondent, dana bash. this is a bit of a mess for president obama. now you have vladimir putin taking over "the new york times" pages to give the latest mission statement to the american people. >> it is really remarkable. just when you think the story can't change any more and get any more, frankly, sometimes weird, it has the. the idea that vladimir putin wrote in the new york times is fascinating because he knows how to get to the american people, but the idea of petting something like that really, and the substance of what he's saying really does hit home to the american people how difficult it is going to be for