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Partitioned. let's be honest, if assad falls and jihadis take damascus, that would be worse than if assad stays in power in damascus. that doesn't mean requiring support but requiring him to create an enclave in syria of the kind that's already forming. even if the civil war ends and a country called syria remains, these groups will not live intermingled together again. the west has combined max mallist efforts with minimalist efforts. it's the yawning gap between those two that's making putin look smart. for more go to cnn.com/fareed

100 russian naval infantry troops on the ground, the equivalent of u.s. marines and dozens of vehicles. russia claims it is all aimed at fighting terrorism. >> translator: there are russian military experts in syria who are directing them on the use of military systems delivered. >> reporter: the u.s. says russia is part of the problem and their support of the assad regime has fostered the growth of isis. >> the intent here is unclear about exactly what they are up to and why they are doing it. >> reporter: the working theories about what russia may do next, they could attack isis positions, b...

What russia may do next it could attack isis positions, but a more likely scenario returna attacks syrian rebels fighting president assad. that could clear the way for russia to control what happens in assad falls. for now, the u.s. is trying to shut down russian air routes. initially the cargo planes flew from russia across the black sea to bulgaria and greece and into syria. bulgaria and greece will no longer let russia use their airspace. the new route down the caspian sea, across iran and iraq into syria. if russia begins military operations. >> it changes the calculation immenseim immense...

Qaeda, then i think the enemy of your enemy is still your enemy. there is no guarantee this conflict will remain assad versus everybody. there are hundreds of groups here with different motivations and they may be nominally aligned until assad falls and then without him they could fight each other and that's already happening. last month a free syrian army battled al qaeda. and finally, the hawks like to say that our core fight in the united states is with violent islamist extremists around the world. many of them are in these armed rebel forces. we don't want to help them. how many of these r...

Control of the chemical weapons that are in syria. there's other chemical weapons. uvx, sarin gas, mustard gas, phosgene, and capable weapons system xabd of projecting these weapons of mass destruction, not just within syria, but into israel, into lebanon, into saudi arabia, jordan and turkey. so whoever comes out on top here, they're going to have to get under control. whoever we support with whatever we do, if it's the possibility of air strikes, we're going to have to support the group that is going to have to bring these under international control when this battle is over. >> if assad fal...