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A catalyst here in involvement. we were sitting and thinking of over the past three years as we've been covering the crisis in syria, the number is 100,000 plus syrians killed. i'm just curious, specifically in this case, why do you think it's the use of chemical weapons, specifically on -- it was on august 21st, that was the trigger for possible intervention here? >> well, without knowing exactly the thought processes of the white house -- >> sure. >> -- there are norms of international law. treatment of prisoners is one. no chemical weapons. no biological weapons. god forbid, no nuclear weap...