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>> i'm taking the pictures. >> with your iphone? >> yes. gavin was there, a.j. helped pull it out here. general williams, we had the weather covered between you, maria, molina, rick, we knew the weather inside and outside. >> how surprised were you guys? that blew you away. i'm sorry i couldn't be there. tim and grace had their birthdays. we should have brought the cake over and shared it with you guys. >> you have the work people, the high school people -- i have a lack of personal growth. they're still my friends. to see everyone together, i was overstimulated? >> did you cry? >> i'm not a b...

We have to do the boots on the ground that everybody does not want to do. >> general williams, you know, i have put this question to lieutenant colonel francona earlier. do you think the u.s. should strike syria? >> well, i think the strike is something that should be done after a lot of consideration. you know, ultimately at the end of the day, there has to be an analysis by the president's staff, by the pentagon, what the successful outcome would be. so ultimately, i think the question should be asked is, what is the expectation of the outcome after you shoot these weapons? >> that was -- th...

Let your congressman or senators know. if you have an opinion, absolutely participate in your government. if you're not interested in doing that, then certainly, those decisions will be made in washington, d.c. but at the end of the day, it's about how much blood if we do put bots on the ground are you willing to spend as the american people to make that commitment? so ultimately, the people have to be committed to understanding what their politicians want to do. and as i've said many times, it is the politicians that start wars in this country. that's certainly by the constitution. certainly ...

He suggested as before, perhaps the rebels had something to do with it. he basically said there has been no evidence that i used chemical weapons. >> i want to bring back cnn military analyst lieutenant colonel rick francona and retired general james williams. what do you make of assad's comments? >> would you expect him to say that. of course he's going to deny he had the weapons or ever used them. that is par for the course. he's trying to shift the blame to the rebels. the rebels just don't have this capability to launch five simultaneous attacks against five targets in damascus. >> general...