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Here in the u.s. there was media at that conference, and it was a day long conference where my method was very clear. it was a message of my campaign which was that we need a peace of sense in the middle east, and this was not a message particularly friendly to the russians. it was saying to them that we need to stop bombing. they had just begun bombing in syria. i went to say this essentially followed the catastrophic footsteps of the u.s.-middle east war, and that what we needed was to collaborate on these piece offensives with a weapons embargo, with both the u.s. and russians, bringing all...

Restored. eric: doug, can you break down some of the agreement's major decisions? >> reporter: this deal is highly detailed beyond the scope of many lay people's ability to understand it. that said, here are some of the main provisions. iran must disable 2/3 of its centrifuge machines. sanctions must snap back with non-compliance. the u.n. weapons embargo will remain in place for five years. and u.n. inspectors could press for visits to military sites. that last point is very, very key. listen to what the president said about the verification of iran's compliance. >> inspectors will have 24/7 ...

These weapons. time-certain, we should also move forward in other areas. one, potential cease-fire. find ways to discuss a political settlement that involves -- that involves assad leaving. a weapons embargo. i know i'm getting a little greedy here, but i think the security council debate allows us to bring those issues up, and veto -- >> okay, let me bring in rick santorum. because you heard there what bob corker said earlier, a stinging attack on the president personally for the leadership he has shown. did you agree with it? >> well, the president's leadership has absolutely failed. and we'...

Wanting to be dragged in. mccain much more direction. he wants to see a no-fly zone, military assets, perhaps not u.s. groups on the ground. as long as america does not act, the more harmful it will be. >> the eu ending the weapons embargo. does that mean it will supply the rebels? >> not yet. the story is how much effort it's taken to get the embargo lifted. the eu and french position was simply they wanted to change the threats. the assad regime might take negotiations more seriously. this change in sanction says nothing will be supplied to the rebels alone until the first of august when the...

Through ourselves, how do we know if we go on? what will victory look like? >> jeff the removal of the asaads is only phase i. after phase i, the real struggle begins. in the end, it's about ownership. whatever this president does on syria, and i suspect he will do something, most likely, not direct attacks against leadership or military. it's not a no-fly zone. but probably the provision, for the first time in two years, of lethal assistance to rebel groups that are vetted or to the degree that we can vet them. and that is the lowest cost lowest common denominator. >> he's talking about armin...