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Presidential palace in damascus. but people with sympathy is with them my happen. and also christians and and other minority communities. >> trace: sectarian violence, regardless of another what happens with assad, there will be sectarian violence and conflict inside syria. >> for years to come, sadly. this is just the beginning of a new civil war that can take many years to unfold. >> trace: thanks very much. ed hussein, good of you, sir. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> the obama administration today announceed controversial new clear air standards for power plants and republicans a...

Expected him to announce strikes were imminent or under way. but then the breaks. the president said he would wait for congress to decide. p vote was expected this past week, but then president obama called for another pause as congressional leaders struggled to cobble together enough votes and secretary of state john kerry tried to gauge how serious russia was in its offer to put syria's chemical weapons under international control and eventually destroy them. then this morning the news this may have worked. after a week of being called weak, flaccid, and not the master of the situation, does...

Operating at the same time. >> we could talk about that for a long time. thank you to ed hussein and dr. knee that kruscheva. thanks for joining us today. up next the headlines you have to see to believe. ♪ where have all the flowers gone ♪ my name is mike and i quit smoking. chantix... it's a non-nicotine pill. i didn't want nicotine to give up nicotine. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. [ mike ] when i was taking the chantix, it reduced the urge to smoke. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or ...

That from the unites nations in a new report which also claims the syrian military has been using hospitals as torture centers. the u.s. military reports the threat of a strike did slow things down on the battlefield. forces retreated some. trading attack positions for bunkers, but with the threat of military action from the u.s. on hold we're now seeing reports of new attacks, suggesting the tide may be turning in favor of the regime. with me now is ed hussein, a senior fellow for international studies and left in syria for a while. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> tra...

The united states. it's happening quickly here. it's enough for russia to earn an official nod from the u.s. senate floor. >> i believe that russia's goal is in fact to eliminate these weapons. and i would point out that that is also our goal. so i very much hope that the path to settlement, although complicated no doubt, but if well intentioned by all participants, it can be accomplished. >> with me now live from new york, ed hussein. the senior fellow from middle eastern studies at the council on foreign relations. welcome back. >> thank you, brooke. >> you lived in syria during the iraq war...