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A war of words between lawmakers turned ugly in jordan. after chasing a fellow lawmaker throughs halls of parliament allegedly firing at him with an automatic rifle. it is interesting how calm the folks in the other part of the room seem to be. the alleged shooter has been charged with attempted murder. there is that to think about. the crisis in syria may be more than just a current foreign policy problem. with some seeing signs of the events that are unfolding over seas. passages make reference to damascus falling into ruin.

What will it cost and is there another way? and those are some of the questions we're hearing from lawmakers -- >> the answers we've heard have been not very reassuring or convincing. the administration does not seem to have a strategic plan. it is engaged in a symbolic demonstration. they hope this will weaken the syrian government. but they're not sure they like the obvious and most likely alternatives to the syrian government any better than they like the syrian government. so there's a lack of thought. and there's now we see a real lack of thought to the president's political strategy, tha...

Deadlines with republicans over debt ceiling. as he prepares to hit the road on a bus tour touting his plans for economic and education reform. joining us david drucker, senior correspondent for the "washington examiner." egypt very much in flames and the president is going on this bus tour talking about how to make college education more affordable for the middle class supposedly. what about the optics of that, david? how does it look? >> well i don't think americans will be too upset with the idea that he is focused on domestic issues versus an obvious foreign policy problem and challenge. a...

Owners. that's kind of the small piece crime possibilities of charges that becomes a big foreign within this bigger story that's making it very difficult for policy problem. that's one of the reasons why the state department was so some people who, on the surface you would think would vote for opposed to the waterboarding it. why they are voting against at under colin powell. >> exactly. to have it labeled -- so then you get into the territory of were crimes committed? this point there are other -- he and what kind of future implications there are for that. said while they may lose this >> bri...

>> >> another building foreign policy problem for the u.s., north korea. is leaders warning hostile . policy could spark a nuclear war. in april after north korea lost a long range rocket the u.s. led the push for broader shupblgs. then the obama administration cancelled a deal to provide food aid to north korea. how will president obama deal with this volatile nuclear armed nation in his second term? we turn to our foreign policy experts. is north korea contained in the sense they haven't done anything provocative recently, we don't hear much there's no discussion about them, are they on hold...