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Weapons or get rid of president assad? the message is conflicted. >> the united states military doesn't do pinpricks. >> reporter: there's been not been a strategy. >> focussing on chemical weapons does nothing to halt the role of iran inside of syria. >> it would be either regime change or complete elimination of chemicals. a strike isn't going to eliminate them. >> why the administration official tell the washington post as kerry prepared to meet the russian foreign minister two weeks ago the u.s. finally started shipping weapons to syria's rebels. the military head of the opposition said to...

Told americans why his administration is certain syrian president ba bashar al assad regime is responsible for a sarin gas attack the u.s. government said killed more than 1400 civilians. >> in the days leading up to august 21st weshg know assad's chemical weapons personnel prepared for an attack near an area where they mix sarin gas. they distributed gas masks to their troops. then they fired rockets from a regime-controlled area into 11 neighborhoods that the regime has been trying to wipe clear of opposition forces. >> reporter: he made the case for a military response. >> this would be a t...

Worth acting if we don't take out assad. some members of congress said there is no point in simply doing a pinprick strike in syria. let me make something clear, the united states military doesn't do pinpricks. even a limited strike will send a message to assad that no other nation can deliver. i don't think we should remove another dictator with force. we learned from iraq doing so makes us responsible for all that comes next. but a targeted strike can makes a sad or any other dictator think twice before using chemical weapons. other questions involve the dangers of retaliation. we don't dism...

Giving the speech tonight i think was a mistake. >> hold on to that second thought. let stephanie cutter react to that. was the speech tonight a mistake? >> absolutely not. newt, there is no reason why he can't give two speeches. i think the country was calling for a speech like that. if he made a persuasive case, the clearest case why we must act. in terms of a pinprick versus a small attack to address newt's criticism, i think the president is right, the military doesn't do pinpricks, and the whole purpose of describing what this mission is is secure the american people no boots on the groun...

>> our action would be designed to limited in duration and scope. >> and what assad feels in terms of our response will not be a pinprick, he will know it when it happens. >> limited design will not be used to solve the entire syrian problem. >> that is exactly what we're talking about doing, unbelievably small limited effort. >> the united states doesn't do pinpricks. even a limited strike will send a message to assad that no other nation can deliver. >> we'll keep the pressure on a syrian regime that has murdered its own people and support opposition leaders that respect the rights of every ...