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About american exceptionalists. >> the best response i have heard to that article. let me ask you in terms of our perception in the world, this is not an area where russia had much influence over the past four decades. now they have a foothold there and we seem to be given a back seat here. what are the long-term prospects of democracy in the middle east? i don't see a good prognosis here. >> it is a dangerous time. one of the principles that's been true from time immemorial is bullies and tyrant bs don't respect weakness. the administration's policy consistently has been not to further u.s. n...

Weapons stockpile and think this plan potentially could work. >> it would work a lot better than what the president was working about, degrade agen deterring. this would destroy for all practical purposes if it succeeds. jim acosta, thanks very much. please be sure to tune in right here to cnn for the president's address on syria. it begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern when the president will address the american people. our special primetime coverage though will begin at 7:00 p.m. eastern with aaron burnett out front. a sincere proposal or simple mr. i a stalling tactic. that's the question about rus...

>> we don't discuss this issue in public because we never said we have it and never said we won't have it. it's a syrian issue, a military issue. we never discuss in public with anyone. >> with syria though, accepting the russian plan, they are in effect admitting they do have chemical weapons, something he tried as you just heard to avoid doing. so now certainly the cat is out of the bag, officially at least. it doesn't come as a surprise to anyone who has watched syria over these many years that would include the former u.s. ambassador to nato, nicholas burns joining us right now. thanks ver...