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And ensure it is not a stalling tactic by syria and its russian patriots. and for this diplomatic option to have a chance at succeeding, the threat of a u.s. military action, the credible real threat of u.s. military action must continue as we are talking today and will continue to talk and discuss throughout the week. >> want to bring in dana bash in washington. dana, it seems like a lot of lawmakers conent want this military strike at all. they're trying to come up with something, whether it's an amendment or an alternative resolution, a bipartisan one to avoid a military strike. explain for...

We have spoken with the syrian free army and say here we go, another stalling tactic by the assad regime. they and others activists have told us they don't think assad is serious at getting to the negotiating table of allowing the international community or any international body to take control of their chemical weapons arsenals. what we are hearing from the opposition in syria is they are deeply disappointed. they think this is only going to prolong the suffering of the syrian people and they are saying yet again what they really need is nsyria is a military intervention which is what we hav...

That all three of these allies, the u.s., uk and france are now on board. they're ready to give diplomacy a chance and as a result, military action while significant potentially in encouraging the syrians and the russians to get on board, that's not going to happen at least for the time being. they're going to give diplomacy a shot. >> that's right. diplomacy is on the table but administration officials caution, wolf, they don't think they would have gotten to this point had there not been the threat of military force. they think that was the driving mechanism that got the russians to say okay...

Done. >> russian diplomats took the opportunity quickly to propose a plan for syria to turn over their chemical weapons. the syrian government voiced its support for the russian plan. the president and other top members of congress responded to russia with guarded opt offism. >> your skeptical? does it seem like a stalling tactic? >> you know, i think a famous american president once said trust but verify. you have to take a look with a grain of salt initially but between the statements that we saw from the russians, the statement today from the syrians, this represents a potentially positive ...

Happen again? maybe. and if it seems today like nobody is quite sure about whether something like this really could happen again for the first time in ten years, for the first time since libya did it in 2003, if people seem a little unsure about this today, it is because the idea was born and came to fruition all in one day today, and nobody saw it coming. >> syria's foreign minister said today that syria would consider placing international inspections around its chemical arsenal. do you believe it? are you skeptical? do you think it might be a stalling tactic? >> well, i think you have to ta...