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This particular case. we're going to see candidate romney go to israel in the coming weeks. and we will see whether or not he is willing to really articulate a policy in opposition to that. >> bret: steve, the underlying background here is the concern over chemical weapons that every intelligence agency says syria has and has moved around in recent days. explosive. >> i'm concerned we are not doing enough on that issue and the post-assad regime. biff all accounts we are not in -- by all accounts we're not ingratiating ourselves to the manner we could. to the extent we work with the syrian oppo...

Bulgarians shared it with the american authorities. >> we will assist them with the investigation of the attack. >> the suspect's name on the i.d. was jacques philipe martin. his address was casino and hotel in baton rouge, louisiana, indicating it's a probable fake. hezbollah yesterday posted on the website a graphic description of how iran's revolutionary guards would close the strait of hormuz by targeting u.s. aircraft carriers. >> the united states and the international community are going to hold them directly responsible. for any disruption in that region. >> the pentagon top brass focu...

They are both looking at. >> bret: charles, quickly, is the landscape changing? >> in part because of what we heard from the fed chairman, neutral observer who says the economy is slipping backwards. the recovery is slow. that i think is worth filtering out, this is going to be summer of recovery. it's the opposite. and i think apart from all the back and the forth in the campaign, all the ads, negative stuff, that i think is having an influence and sort of zapping the strength of the obama campaign. >> bret: next up, syria's president tries to hang on to power and get some revenge today. ♪ ...

To do best. i think you can look at the syrian, what has happened in syria over the past 24 months and included the fact we sent an ambassador before the fighting began and say it has been a failure of policy. >> bret: what happens now? what do you think the next days look like? some say the days of the assad regime are numbered. we had some analysts saying it could be hours, but it seems like the pushback with the killing of almost 300 people may have changed the dynamic. >> well, i think he has nothing to lose. this is the problem. we talk about this on tuesday night. the question is whether...

The perpetuation of the status quo is in no way static. it is, in fact, a recipe for intensified conflict, increased terrorism, and a proxy war that could engulf the region. this is the third time in ten months that two members, russia an china, have prevented the security council from responding credibly to the syrian conflict. the first two vetoes they cast were destructive. this veto is more dangerous and deplorable. >> bret: the u.n. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice, saying russia and china with a veto are killing more syrians. innocent syrians. that happened today at the u.n. ...