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Let me first of all ask you to respond to the doctor we just heard there, who suggested there's a difference between opposition and terrorism. what do you say to that? >> first of all, i am a pro strike against assad regime. we should be clear here that this strike is not towards syria, the country. it's not towards syrian citizens. it's not towards civilians' neighborhood. it's towards the military station and camps that the regime is launching and killing his own people. i hear the doctor loud and clear and i think the argument that freedom fighters decided in august to commit mass suicide b...

And do something to stop this. is this one of those times when there is an obligation to try to do something, anything, not make the perfect the enemy of the good? >> i don't think that a bombing necessarily accomplishes that. i think that perhaps a targeted strike on assad would. but -- >> take him out. >> yeah, taking him out. i think that would send a message. >> that makes you smile, colonel. >> well, i sort of agree. i think we missed our opportunity about 18 months ago. you know, we didn't start the civil war. the civil war was a home-grown thing and we could have capitalized on it and t...

Others. and i would encourage the listeners to look into that report. >> doctor, i do thank you very much for joining us right now. again, speaking on behalf or at least in support of the assad regime. i want to bring in right now farah atassi, political activist and member of the syrian national coalition. she is an advisor to rebel general idriss and she supports the idea of strikes in syria. let me first of all ask you to respond to the doctor we just heard there, who suggested there's a difference between opposition and terrorism. what do you say to that? >> first of all, i am a pro strike...

Ask for the libya strike. so you'd have to see where we're at right now. but the higher levels and the higher workings of government felt they were not briefed. >> people on capitol hill are saying exactly what is the mission? it hasn't been spelled out to us, what's the exit strategy and what's the end game here? president obama says he has been quite clear what he wants out of libya. let's look back and hear what he says. >> i want to take this opportunity to update the american people about the situation in libya. our focus has been clear. protecting innocent civilians within libya and hold...