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Going on. But tonight i actually showed up with something planned to say. Oh, okay. And you ruined it. Because i just listened again. Rachel. Bless our hearts and other parts. All right. But [ laughter ] i didnt know i could get you to say that again. Im regretting it immediately. Okay. Im going to try to say the thing i planned to say. Okay. And what i planned to say is wouldnt it be nice if it was just completely totally absolutely impossible to suspect that Vladimir Putin orchestrated what happened in syria this week so that his friend in the white house could have a big night with missiles...

>> well, there is always the theory that president assad doesn't want any peace agreement. he wants to win the war outright. president putin has been trying to broker a peace deal that brings in turkey and iran because it makes russia have a higher profile. from that point of view, what assad saw was a complete embarrassment to putin and it puts putin in a horrible spot. now he is the guy backing the pariah. now assad being the guy who he is, the pariah pulling this off and putin being as shocked as anybody. do i back that guy or stand down as my position as the regional peace broker? it's ter...

Washington bureau chief for "the washington post." what do you suppose is the likelihood that president assad who have launched a chemical attack without vladimir putin's knowledge or approval? >> well, there is always the theory that president assad doesn't want any peace agreement. he wants to win the war outright. president putin has been trying to broker a peace deal that brings in turkey and iran because it makes russia have a higher profile. from that point of view, what assad saw was a complete embarrassment to putin and it puts putin in a horrible spot. now he is the guy backing the pa...