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>> reporter: they are incredibly disappointed. we've been speaking to many people in the on that significant and hearing words like betrayal, cowardice, they don't understand what's going on. some of this is human nature. when you speck something and you feel that you've been promised something and you think it is about to happen and it doesn't happen, it perhaps is even more disappointing. and there is a pattern in this. the united states after there was yet another chemical attack, that one on a much smaller scale, promised to arm the syrian rebels. they thought that could be a turning point...

Parliament and watching a really democratic small d process. which we weren't having in this country. >> that's very extra. so, and you asked the first question was about how it would be perceived in the region. they won't understand this. it will be seen as weakness. then obama himself isn't decisive. he might prove to be more decisive in the end. he could have a stronger mandate to take action but he might not. one thing to watch this week is how hard is the administration going to sell this to the american people? secretary kerry is on "meet the press" tomorrow. will the president himself m...

>> and if you didn't know whether or not a gas attack in the next couple of hours would lead to horrific death of you and your own children. richard engel, thank you very much. thanks for being with us. and coming up next, we will go inside syria for the reaction of the regime in damascus. stay with us. t you like you

The syrian opposition and have been hearing words like "betrayal." they don't understand what's going on. when you expect something and you feel you've been promised something and you think it is about to happen, and it doesn't happen, it perhaps is even more disappointing. and there is a pattern in this. the united states after there was yet another chemical attack, but that one on a much smaller scale, promised to arm the syrian rebels. they thought that could be a turning point. and then the weapons didn't really arrive. and now they thought the military tonight was going to be bombing targ...

See how this is a u.s. domestic political issue. you see it is a matter of urgent survival. >> if you didn't know whether or not gas attack in the next couple of hours would ahead to horrific death of you and your own children. richard engel, thank you very much. thanks for being with us. coming up next, inside syria for the reaction of the regime in damascus. stay with us. [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health