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Small high profile attacks difficult to protect against. in a democratic society, we can't guard every landmark. >> neil: you're right about that i wanted to pick your brain on this topic that al-quaida and isis have merged. they're combining their resources. as far as tackling them ordealing with them, how does that change things? >> it's a very dangerous development. it doesn't surprise me since isis an off shoot of al-quaida. isis getting a lot of money and publicity. i think it was a matter of time before that would happen. i think this is very dangerous in syria where there's al-quaida el...

You know, the red line thing that -- when obama laid down the red line and did nothing when assad obviously used chemical weapons, and then the fact that we have done nothing in response to putin taking to crimea, we refused to arm ukraine, which our allies, i think that's emboldened putin and he's there because he wants to hold on to his port, his only naval port on the mediterranean, and he can't do that if assad falls. if assad is deposed, he's going to lose that port and then finally, what putin has strategic designs on that part of the world. ultimately putin wants, i think, to control a ...

Isis, al nusra, all of these different groups are focused on removing assad, because they know if he goes they will be the first ones in the door. and what we've seen on the ground, the chaos, the human suffering, what we've seen so far will only grow by many multiples. but we'll also see now these groups will have all of these capabilities that assad currently has. so you know russia sees the outcome if assad falls. so they're attacking these islamic extremist groups who are trying to take over this country and syria, for us in the united states what is in our best national interest is to foc...

Removing assad, because they know if he goes they will be the first one in the door. and what we've seen on the ground, the chaos, the human suffering, what we've seen so far will only grow by many multiples. but we'll also see now these groups will have all of these capabilities that assad currently has. so you know russia sees the outcome if assad falls. so they're attacking these islamic extremist groups who are trying to take over this country and syria, for us in the united states what is in our best national interest is to focus on who exactly our enemy is and not continue to fall into t...

As a soldier i know very basic concepts. you don't defeat your enemy by also simultaneously helping them at the same time. isis, al nusra, all of these different groups are focused on removing assad, because they know if he goes they will be the first one in the door. and what we've seen on the ground, the chaos, the human suffering, what we've seen so far will only grow by many multiples. but we'll also see now these groups will have all of these capabilities that assad currently has. so you know russia sees the outcome if assad falls. so they're attacking these islamic extremist groups who a...