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Ridiculous. as i said on the floor, this is putin's ambition. i agree with senator mccain to re-establish the control over the near abroad and pursued that policy under republicans and democrats. invaded georgia under president bush and frankly president bush didn't do too much about it, certainly didn't consider the kind of economic sanctions that president obama is considering today. and this idea that obama is somehow weak in the world, simply because he talks to our adversaries is ridiculous, as well. the fact is we have a lot to work on with russia and so we have talked to them about afgh...

That this is not about us, this is putin's decision. the ukrainians are the main actors and we play a limited role and that's totally valid. at the same time the broader criticisms of the obama administration forecast policy, who you take out the breathy rhetoric, they boil down to this. the obama administration has lost credibility around the world. their reactions to a host of revolutions especially during the arab spring have been seen as ad hoc and very hard to understand. they have ruined relationships with allies with the lack of consultations and there is a perception of a lack of leade...

Russians that we were working this problem without consultation with the russians. we were working with the europeans and didn't want the russians to know what's going on. was it realistic to think that we could solve the ukrainian crisis between the opposition and the yanukovych government and get it past russia? how did that work out? >> that's not what caused this. that's not what caused this. and i don't -- i still don't -- you know, i think you're right, there are legitimate criticisms to be made of the obama administration's handling of this, but still i really don't think there's anythi...

Stalingrad. it's a major transportation hub, lot of trains come through there, if you're coming to sochi. it's another soft target. most of the attacks have been in this region or in moscow. it shows this terrorist group, whoever it is, can strike just about anywhere. so far with impunity. two attacks in two days. it's significant that way. also, they don't have to strike in sochi to be successful. remember, terrorism is psychological. this is a public relations campaign. i think the terrorists right now are up because they -- this will bring people to their cause, increase the notoriety of th...

At the security council, the head of the u.n.'s atomic energy agency is saying north korea has evolved from a regional menace to a global threat. >> for more on the diplomatic efforts to cool tensions on the korean peninsula, let's bring in chief international correspondent christiane amanpour live in london. great to have you on. >> good morning. >> let's talk about russian president vladimir putin. he said sanctions are useless and ineffective and compared the north koreans to iraq. is putin's view, scary as that may be, shared among others in the international community? >> reporter: not re...