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Wary of the russians and weary of war. we'll see what happens over this next week and a really compressed time frame for syria to do its part and for the russians to help them do it whether or not we have to put this back on the table again. and i think what the president knows is that he wants to keep up our force posture in the region to make certain that syria and russia both are at the table really to play ball. >> i still don't think we should attack. thank you. good luck with the new book. up next, what president obama needs to do to deal with the right wing bent on destroying the coun...

Issue. who would have thought. but the fact is that's what has to happen with the american people. we are wary and weary. wary of the russians and weary of war. we'll see what happens over this next week and a really compressed time frame for syria to do its part and for the russians to help them do it whether or not we have to put this back on the table again. and i think what the president knows is that he wants to keep up our force posture in the region to make certain that syria and russia both are at the table really to play ball. >> i still don't think we should attack. thank you. good l...

Made any changes to our force posture to this point. the credible threat of military force has been key to driving diplomatic progress, and it's important that the assad regime lives up to its obligations under the framework agreement. so this obviously means the u.s. will keep warships in the region. that is showing the force. is that enough to sink teeth into this to forcibly get the assad regime to comply? >> potentially, but the worry is the regime could use the excuse of a proxy war going on, a civil war in his country. he could use that excuse to say this is why i can't implement this de...

Conference. >> reporter: the closures coincide with a worldwide travel alert that warns americans to, quote, take every precaution to be aware of their surroundings, and extends the entire month of august. congressman warns they may not be open monday. >> extended time they may have to be closed. >> reporter: retired general jack keen warns the embassies close too long, terrorists win. >> they're on the rise and when they sense weakness, they attack. and they believe we're pulling back. >> reporter: defense officials say in the wake of the benghazi attack, the u.s. has beefed up embassy securi...

States will place a premium in maintaining our military presence and capabilities in the broader middle east. the united states and our partners must remain capable of deterring and defeating aggression while supporting political progress and reform. third, the united states will continue to strengthen its key alliances, to build partnerships, and to develop innovative ways to sustain u.s. presence elsewhere in the world. a long history of close political and military cooperation with our european allies and partners will be critical to addressing the challenges of the 21st century. we will in...