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the regime. human rights activists say at least 2,000 people have been killed in the regime's brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters over the past several months. as the crackdown has played out, the administration has gone from urging assad to stop the violence and implement reforms himself to of late saying the dictator has lost legitimacy, but until now the administration has stopped short from demanding he yield power. here's how the u.s. ambassador to the united nations described assad's behavior right here on this program last week as she promised to push for more aggre...

killed in the regime's brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters over the past several months. as the crackdown has played out, the administration has gone from urging assad to stop the violence and implement reforms himself to of late saying the dictator has lost legitimacy, but until now the administration has stopped short from demanding he yield power. here's how the u.n. ambassador to the united nations described assad's behavior right here on this program last week as she promised to push for more aggressive international response -- >> it's horrific. it's appalling. he's ...

Toward the "sterate." small boats carrying u.s. naval reaction forces raced out boarding without firing a shot but u.s. sailors discovered the four american hostages shot. >> when our team got on board the yacht, there were hostages who were still alive and we applied and gave first aid immediately to them. but they were fatally injured. >> reporter: mysteriously, two pirates were already dead. moments later, u.s. forces killed two more pirates below shooting one and knifing another. 15 pirates in custody. >> there were explicit warnings to mariners about the regions, the dangers and the pirat...

Release of the four hostages. pirates can be young, poor, and difficult to talk to. they don't negotiate. they say show us the money. there's a language barrier as well. so it's extremely difficult. >> two pirates spent the night on board. but the pirates and their prize kept moving. >> it was clear that the pirates wanted to get the yacht to somalia. >> reporter: tuesday morning a rocket-propell ele eled grenade 600 yards away. small bullets carrying u.s. naval reaction forces raced out. u.s. sailors discovered the four american hostages shot. >> when our team got on board the yacht there wer...

That entire region. yes, you'll have pockets of resistance in the rural areas. but this is part of the overall strategy. and i think, you know, this is a good timing. >> when you chase them out. when you chase the taliban out. do you have confidence, at least, they won't be able to come back to marjah to make that its hub once again? because what's going to have to be left behind eventually are afghan forces. can they handle the job? >> well, we've been working with the afghan forces for years. they're getting much better. we wouldn't be putting the 3,000 in there if they weren't properly trai...