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Its half of the arms race. so if we can't get putin to stop, then i think we probably should and will increase western military support for the ukrainian government. i think the more important thing is to get putin to stop at the risk of having more sanctions placed on his country if he doesn't and presenting a united front with western europe to that effect. >> all right. we'll leave it there. andrea mitchell and michael o'hanlan, thank you. ahead, we're keeping an eye on our other major story of the day, gaza, where just moments ago we saw rockets being fired. the israeli prime minister is...

Verse anniversary of the u.s. invasion of iraq. almost on cue, there were a series of ten coordinated car and suicide attacks that left more than 50 people dead today and over 200 wounded. in the decade since the invasion in 2003, iraq is neither a failed state nor a stable democracy, but the price in terms of american blood and treasure has been severe. over 4,400 service members killed. 32,000 wounded. and at a cost of $800 billion, according to the department of defense. and, of course, more than a 100,000 iraqis also lost their lives. joining us, michael o'hanlan, senior policy fellow at t...

We have by speaking out against it but other means to stop the violence and to move forward to serious reform. >> bret: the obama administration announcing today that the, they are imposing financial penalties against three top syrian officials. and this comes as there is a crackdown again in syria. as we told you earlier, the situation seems to be growing worse in syria, as protesters refusing to back down. the government continues to crackdown. talk about this with the special foreign policy panel. former state department spokesman p.j. crowley. michael o'hanlan. former deputy defense secret...

It's miraculous to think they have held out as long as they have. if gaddafi has or does take misurata we are headed for a long-term stalemate. i think we have been too slow recognizing the provisional government, equipping it, on arming it, on training it there are many things that could be done. some of them will take time. but the sooner the things start and the sooner the message is there, the sooner things will change. >> bret: michael? >> defensive arms we should be supplying now. this is one of those few places because of the geography where it's easy to distinguish between defensive ar...

Substantial trip wire. we have other capabilities we're trying to build militarily to come in the need be. that kind of thing and hardening our electoral machinery against russian shenanigans like we saw in 2016 is crucial. worrying about cyber attacks. that's crucial. that has to continue. we need to walk and chew gum together. we need to think about whether there's any kind of broader dialogue to engage in over time. that might allow both sides to air their grievances and rethink the basic way in which eastern europe is being handled today. russia needs to get those forces off of those terri...