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Half measures. we started and then pulled back our forces, and in afghanistan. escalated the war but announced a withdrawal date. this hesitation, delay, and half measures, is a significant pattern and has led to diminishment of u.s. stature in the region. >> senator lieberman, you were a senator for 24 years. have you ever seen anything like this where a president seemed about to take us, if not to war to a serious military action, and then says, wait a minute, i'm going to wait ten days for congress to come back from vacation. >> i was looking back myself over the 24 years and never saw anyt...

Stability situation today. i'm concerned it's way too little and way too late. >> let's pick up on that, juan. a lot of people are calling this half measures. no fly zones. to degrade the air advantage the syrians have. at this point no anti-tank although that apparently is a possibility. being called small weapons and ammunition. what can he accomplish with that at this late day? >> well b it becomes a force multiplier is the word from the white house. and it's a very interesting word. as jane harman said, the president didn't own this. this is coming from ben rhodes, his top assistant there ...

Stability situation today. i'm concerned it's way too little and way too late. >> let's pick up on that, juan. a lot of people are calling this half measures. no fly zones. to degrade the air advantage the syrians have. at this point no anti-tank although that apparently is a possibility. being called small weapons and ammunition. what can he accomplish with that at this late day? >> well b it becomes a force multiplier is the word from the white house. and it's a very interesting word. as jane harman said, the president didn't own this. this is coming from ben rhodes, his top assistant there ...

Flak jackets and mres. i have been told as i mentioned on the floor that there would be military assistance. they need a lot more than military assistance. we need to establish the no-fly zone. we need a safe zone within syria. every time we have escalated our bid, the russians and hezbollah are all in. you have to change the equation on the ground and you can't do it with half measures. you can't do it with just supplying weapons. assad is far too successful for that to be effect of now. >> i know you're advocating a no-fly zone. we heard from senator saxby chambliss who said he wouldn't want...

Leaders from both parties to try and hammer out a deal avoiding the tax hikes and crippling spending cuts. remember analysts say falling off the fiscal cliff could drive the u.s. into another recession. more than a month has passed since the last time they got together. the obama administration called that mid another meeting constructive but there has been little to no progress. today lawmakers on both sides of the aisle tried to strike an optimistic tone. >> millions of americans are out there struggling and certainly they deserve a congress that will avoid going over the fiscal cliff, which...