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Summi summing it up, you could make a lot of money. thank you for joining me. your reaction to secretary kerry's speech right now? >> i thought it was a robust defense of the two-state solution, much needed because the two-state solution has not been achieved, despite huge efforts and therefore is increasingly criticized and i think support for it is likely declining. not just in the middle east, but in the united states and elsewhere. so secretary kerry has put a lot of personal time and effort. obviously has a deep emotional commitment and all of that came through in the speech. i think the ...

Is in washington. the resolution was expected to be voted on today. now it's been postponed. why? >> well, there's a lot of drama going on this morning. that vote was supposed to take place at 3:00 and we understand from several u.s. officials that the u.s. was really going to have a dramatic development either in abstention, not using its veto as it has in the past, or even voting yes. that vote was expected to pass. now, in addition, secretary of state john kerry was supposed to have a speech before that vote laying out the u.s. vision for the middle east peace process after all those months...

American strike. now reaction to the reversal. >> reporter: yes. just a few hours ago that the syrian government said, we are expecting an attack at any moment. we are ready to retaliate at any moment. then came president obama's speech and quite frankly, i think it stunned people on both sides here. just as much as it did perhaps people in america and the u.k. and the wider world. syrian official, government officials were watching this speech and quite frankly, after it they must have been smiling. because from their perspective, this will look like obama looking weak. they will see major do...

Ago that the syrian government said, we are expecting an attack at any moment. we are ready to retaliate at any moment. then came president obama's speech. and quite frankly, i think it stunned people on both sides here. just as much as it did perhaps people in america and the u.k. and in the wider world. syrian officials, government officials, were watching this speech, and quite frankly, after it, they must have been smiling because from their perspective, this will look like obama looking weak. they will see major doubts in western and american public opinion. they'll see skepticism about m...

>> reporter: well, it's interesting, suzanne. because the reaction is coming a lot faster than you would think out of that place. usually it takes quite a while for the syrian government to respond to things. but now they have some urgent banners up on syrian state tv. i just want to read them to you. basically, they are sort of the syrian take on the kerry speech. i'll start with the first quote. kerry says any acts that the obama administration will carry out in the middle east has first and last objective, that is guaranteeing israel security. they're putting the whole israel aspect of his ...