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The group would be given protected status under the convention. when the u.s. ended its occupation iraq took the responsibility for keeping them safe. iraqis might have pulled the trigger, some say the blame rests with tehran. >> what people in the united states should know is iraq has become a client state of iran. the person running iraq right now is the ayatollah. >> relatives of those killed believe the u.s. should do more to protect the more than 3,000 mek members still living in iraq. amir, who lost his father, says the best solution is allowing them to relocate. >> we want to make sure ...

Syria as part of its diminished sphere of influence. having america attack syria would be a humiliating event for russia. because it can't defend its client state. its client state of many decades. there's serious currents of resentment and feelings of weakness and this lashing out -- >> this is sort of a mini mini cold war mentality. the proxy, that's what that was all about. >> we're in the 80s in some ways. >> if the u.s. is this divided over syria, what lesson do you think russia draws about how we'd react with iran? >> well, what russia thinks? you know, this is the thing. to say this in ...

Give it up. in today's op-ed ed in "the new york times" this is a client state. they are making billions. it's at the expense of us and

Weapons of mass destruction. nobody doubts chemical weapons were used in syria. he hasn't said that as strongly up until now. and has brought syria to say, yes, we have chemical weapons. yesterday, the most extraordinary interview by a syrian cabinet minister, they are falling over themselves trying to explain their chemical weapons. he said our chemical weapons are the poor man's nukes. he said we had them to try to create strategic balance with israel. you know, so they're admitting it. the russians have said to me, yes, the same is to destroy them. >> he did mention, of course, russia is he...

They will just shoot it down. fourth district deputy majority whip tom cole. thank you for joining us. >> alex, thank you. >> i'd like to begin with syria, congressman. we know you're no fan of military intervention. i ask you given where we are today are you in support of the talks we're holding with the russians to put the syrian weapons supply under international control? >> certainly. i'd be delighted if that happens. like everybody else, i have some degree of scepticism whether it can. we ought to let the process work. there's russian interest in this. i don't think they want to be sponso...