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Complicated problem set in syria. >> should he wait until after the second vote in parliament next week, should he wait until after the u.n. weapons inspector's report back in. >> i don't believe so. the president got himself in a bit of a box when he drew a red line on chemical weapons. we know of very near ten different episodes where chemical weapons have already been used in syria. the rest of the world knows that. this has been the most public certainly of the chemical weapons usage. and so now you have a credibility issue underlying with the undunited states. the opposition is questionin...

Road on that. petraeus will put his input at the end of this year. we may see that deadline pushed. if that happens, then we can create the conditions in afghanistan where an afghani government can stand up. but that will not happen with a time line. it is a much tougher problem set than iraq. we'll see. we need to learn the lessons of the iraq insurgency. >> larry: michael, we're running out of time. first, i salute you, as everyone agrees, it's a brilliantly written article, very well done. how long you going to stay there? >> i'm probably going to be heading out pretty soon after this trip....

It is a much tougher problem set than iraq. we'll see. we need to learn the lessons of the iraq insurgency. general david petraeus is the man that can make it happen, if it can happen. >> larry: michael, we're running out of time. first, i salute you, as everyone agrees, it's a brilliantly written article, very well done. how long you going to stay there? >> i'm probably going to be heading out pretty soon after this trip. but thanks very much for your kind words. >> larry: what's your next article about? >> i have an article coming up about helicopter pilots and i also have an article that wi...

Conflict than the one in iraq. a different problem set and just because you take the same general who had a brilliant general, no doubt, but who had one particular strategy that worked in iraq might not work here. and general petraeus is fully aware of that. in iraq, a civil war was under way. general petraeus was able to create a local resistance movement to fight al qaeda. here, the taliban has a different dynamic and no indications that a local militia would be able to be formed to fight the taliban. taliban is more popular domestically than al qaeda was in iraq. >> richard engel, thank you...

And a show of force the u.s. hopes will add backbone to international efforts including sanctions and diplomatic isolation to convince iran to give up its nuclear weapons program. >> i think the nations of the region, the gulf, take comfort in the fact that we are here. that the 5th fleet is here, and, that the security relationship with the united states, is long and strong. >> reporter: in addition to the nuclear question iran's biggest threat to regional security and prosperity is blockading the strait of hormuz through which roughly 40% of the world's oil travels. keeping the gulf shipping...