revolutionary guard representatives in syria are growing in number syria is being supplied to the house while he was relieved. inside they have to. say that iran is not serious let me take the reins there's a lot to settle and the situation it's farce or just it's not true that we cannot ignore the fact that iran is very much sees syria as a battleground between the iran that wants to promote islamic revolution and other forces are trying to contain it and this is exactly what iran is doing it's using syria and its supply regime tending it looks like everybody is using syria everyone's using syria now they'll go ahead jump in. me again in for size one point if hezbollah gets what kind of missiles over referred would it apply and who the target is i believe the conflict in syria centers over roads and highways something similar to the nine hundred forty eight conflict and basically as sad moves his troops inside big roads in cities if they are including hezbollah that's a factor that's a strategic military factor but also the highways among city and cities and the highways linking syria

revolutionary guard representatives in syria are growing in number syria is being supplied the us was leave supplied with things going on side they have to. say that iran is not syria is limited to the ranchers and want to settle and the situation it's farce or just it's not true that we cannot ignore the fact that iran is very much says syria as a battleground between the iran that wants to promote islamic revolution and other forces are trying to contain it and this is exactly what iran is doing it's using syria and its supply regime tending it looks like everybody is using syria everyone's using syria now they'll go ahead jump in. me again in for size one point if hezbollah gets what kind of missiles over referred would it apply and who the target is i believe the conflict in syria centers over roads and highways something similar to the nine hundred forty eight conflict and basically as sad moves his troops inside big grows in cities if they are including hezbollah that's a factor that's a strategic military factor but also the highways among city and cities and the highways think

revolutionary guard representatives in syria are growing in number syria is being supplied the house was relieved supplied with things going on side they have to. say that iran is playing with the ranters and want to settle and the situation it's farce or just it's not true that we cannot ignore the fact that iran is very much sees syria as a battleground between the iran that wants to promote islamic revolution and other forces are trying to contain it and this is exactly what iran is doing it's using syria and it's supplying a little extreme tending it looks like everybody is using syria everyone's using syria now they'll go ahead jump in. me again in for size one point if hezbollah gets what kind of missiles over further would it apply and who the target is i believe the conflict in syria centers over roads and highways something similar to the nine hundred forty eight conflict and basically as sad moves his troops inside big roads in cities if they are including hezbollah that's a factor that's a strategic military factor but also the highways among city and cities and the highwa

extremism until syria will harm all of us. extremism until syria cannot be contained today syria. our friends in the region will be the first targets and victims of extremism as our friends in pakistan were the first victims of taliban extremism. we all need to realized that past mistakes should not be repeated. we all need to work together. we all need foresight. we all need to have a forward-looking future orientiated outlook. let the people decide their future. >> still ahead, would iran attend a peace conference on syria? we will ask iran's foreign minister. >> on america tonight a remarkable breakthrough in the treatment of cancer. >> just a miracle... >> people who had no hope now tell their extraordinary stories. >> i thought i was gonna die... on america tonight on al jazeera america >> evey sunday night, join us for exclusive, >> every sunday night, join us for exclusive, revealing and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. next sunday: thinking about how to structure movies, so this is highly unusual. >> the director of the sixth sense, says there

extremism until syria will harm all of us. extremism until syria cannot be contained today syria. our friends in the region will be the first targets and victims of extremism as our friends in pakistan were the first victims of taliban extremism. we all need to realized that past mistakes should not be repeated. we all need to work together. we all need foresight. we all need to have a forward-looking future orientiated outlook. future. >> still ahead, would iran attend a peace conference on syria? we will ask iran's foreign minister. while you were asleep news was happening. >> here are the stories we're following. >> find out what happened and what to expect. >> international outrage. >> a day of political posturing. >> every morning from 5 to 9 am al jazeera america brings you more us and global news than any other american news channel. >> tell us exactly what is behind this story. >> from more sources around the world. >> the situation has intensified here at the border. >> start every morning, every day 5am to 9 eastern. >> with al jazeera america. power of the people until

to syria's substantive questions being raised. continuing, in consultation with the president, we expect the house to consider a measure the week of september 9. this provides the president time to make his case to congress and the american people. with that we will take a short break and talk about congressional authorization and what was said today by the president in the rose garden. >> having made my decision, i'm mindful that i'm the president of the world's oldest constitutional democracy. i long believed that our power is rooted molt just in our military might but in our example as the government of the people, by the people and for the people. that's why i made a second decision. i will seek authorization for the use of force from the american people's representatives in congress. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure

i have a hard time thinking of other things nato has done with respect to syria. when you talk about crisis management and a broad set of tools, a lot of european allies have prevented nato from developing that set of tools. i remember whafghanistan fighti very hard just to get police training, because the eu said they would do police training, but really did not do police training -- some, but not much -- and we had to find a way around to help nato create the training for paramilitary police forces so we could bring them in in another capacity. then when you get beyond that, which is still a security-oriented one, the only things i can think of that nato has been really successful at have been disaster relief and negotiations where, say, secretary general robertson or solano before him would get involved in a situation to politically dissolve a crisis. largely, again, because of the way nato has solved things, we've never separated them from military laws. >> how far do you want nato to go beyond their core military missions, beyond collective defense? you are g

we did have an opportunity to discuss syria. as you know, we are horrified by the loss of life and brutality. if this continues as we are seeing, there will be increasing fragmentation of syria which obviously will have disastrous consequences for decades to come. it is important to have an immediate political transition to end the conflict. obviously, we have an urgent need for the international community to help in humanitarian assistance to catch up to the challenges we are facing. we need to have the ability to stockpile through the same people, and also to be able to assist those outside. jordan today is hosting by far today the largest number of syrian refugees. we have over 460,000 syrians. that is 10% of our population. the alarming trend continues as we see today. it will probably double by the end of the year. it is possible that number could go up to 60 million by the end of the year. the refuge camps -- the refugee camp it is the fifth largest city in jordan. and the economic cost due to the influx as further stresse

but with regard to syria, iran has a lot of interests in that country. we have hundreds of thousands of iranians married to syrians, and many syrian nationals in iranian cities and towns, so you cannot separate iran from syria. we are going to live together just like we have been living with iraq and lebanon. including afghanistan. they need to include iran in any future talks. but -- but as i said i'm trying to be positive, just for the moment. today the opposition group, the so-called free syrian army said if iran attends any peace talks with regard to syria, they are going to boycott that kind of meeting, so it is very complicated. >> sure. >> if diplomacy does prevail what was this mean for the middle east. >> at the end of the day if you consider syria was the one country that supported iran in the iran-iraq war. and what is happening in syria, but iran has come out a bit of a winner. so speaking about red lines, it's interesting to note that netenyahu used the same language last year in the general assembly to refer to iran's nuclear program and th

it effects the syria of lebanon. it darn sure effects the future of israel, and therefore it effects the united states. i would keep the door open. i'd keep testing the russians an syrians on this chemical weaponon thing. the president isis right about this. syria should be settled with a negotiation becabee it's so complicated. >> should he have handled it differently? the president was criticized over coming out, setting thg red line and then saying let's wait for congress. in retrospect what could have been doing better knowing that the people do not want war. >> he could have used air power sooner but i it turned out for whatever reasons it may have all worked out for the best. at least we've got russia and syria now in a public arena of accountability. if this turns out to be a scam, they can't blame it on anybody else. it's right out there for everybody to see. i think the pressure on them to deliver is high, and if theyo deliver and they get rewarded for it which they should. people should say that a boy, then

you can't separate iran from syria. we're going to live together just as we've been living with iraq and lebanon under similar circumstances including afghanistan. they need to include iran in any future talks that regards any kind of peaceful solution. but as i said i'm trying to be positive. the syrian army said if iran attends any peace talks regarding syria they're going boy caught this type of meeting. it's a complicated matter. >> what does this mean for the middle east? >> i consider the position of syria in that question. at the end of the day, to consider that syria was the one country that supported iran in the iran-iraq war. it's an important ally for iran. and what is happening in syria it is tragic, iran has come out a winner in the up risings. speaking of red line it's interesting that netanyahu used the same willing last year to refer to iran's nuclear program, and the international community failed to act on those red lines. both sides are in a set position where iran is more stable and confident about i

[applause] the second issue i intend to discuss with president obama is the situation in syria. over the last two years, over 70,000 syrians have been killed. hundreds of thousands have been wounded and maimed. millions have been forced to flee their homes. besides this humanitarian crisis of great tragedy, syria could soon become a strategic crisis, one of monumental proportion. you see, syria is a very poor country, but it has chemical weapons, antiaircraft weapons, and many other of the world's more deadly and sophisticated arms, and as the syrian regime collapses, the danger of these weapons falling into terrorist groups is very real. terror groups such as hezbollah and al-qaeda are trying to seize these weapons as we speak. you know, they are like a pack of hyenas feeding off of a carcass and the carcass is not even dead yet. these terror groups are committed to israel's destruction. they repeatedly attack the united states. they are global terrorist organizations that can perpetrate terror attacks anywhere around the world. you have seen them in cyrus, and bulgaria, everyw

there are many human fighters that are attracted to the conflict in syria who have joined the opposition. the opposition, in my view, has been very astute about that. howquestion comes up -- long will assad last? our standard answer is that his days are numbered. we don't know that number. he is very committed to hanging in there and sustaining his control of the regime. >> how would you assess there ran -- assess iran and the role they are playing in serious to -- in syria today? >> in terms of providing material aid as well as advice, to the extent of organizing militias and the sort of thing -- iran, along with their surrogate has below, have a huge stake -- their surrogate hezbolah, have a huge stake. it would be a street -- a strong strategic loss for the iranians if the regime falls. >> you have mentioned that assad's days are numbered. how do you think iran will react to a post-assad syria. >> that is why they are investing with materials and fighters, to maintain their interest and their physical presence there. whatever form some successor regime takes, or if there is fragmentat

it effects the syria of lebanon. it darn sure effects the future of israel, and therefore it effects the united states. i would keep the door open. i'd keep testing the russians and syrians on this chemical weapon thing. the president is right about this. syria should be settled with a negotiation because it's so complicated. >> should he have handled it differently? the president was criticized over coming out, setting that red line and then saying let's wait for congress. in retrospect what could have been doing better knowing that the people do not want war. >> he could have used air power sooner but it turned out for whatever reasons it may have all worked out for the best. at least we've got russia and syria now in a public arena of accountability. if this turns out to be a scam, they can't blame it on anybody else. it's right out there for everybody to see. i think the pressure on them to deliver is high, and if they do deliver and they get rewarded for it which they should. people should say that a boy, then t

extremism until syria will harm all of us. extremism until syria cannot be contained today syria. our friends in the region will be the first targets and victims of extremism as our friends in pakistan were the first victims of taliban extremism. we all need to realized that past mistakes should not be repeated. we all need to work together. we all need foresight. we all need to have a forward-looking future orientiated outlook. future. >> still ahead, would iran attend a peace conference on ri attend a peace conference on syria? we will ask iran's foreign minister. >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray

world leaders to action against syria. they spent the week building an international consensus for a military response. u.s. president obama says there is no doubt the syrian government used the weapons on its own people. he says any american response sends a strong signal to syrian president bashar al-assad. >> george: syrian christians say u.s. military action against the assad regime will only bring them greater hardship and suffering. they're asking christians around the world to pray that god intervenes to bring spees peacs peace to their nation. gary lane has more. >> reporter: many of the country's christians are praying for divine intervention. they believe the collective prayers of christians around the world could reverse an escalating conflict. i talked by phone with a syrian pastor, who resides in the u.s., but travels regularly to syria. he is in constant contact with christians inside the country. he asked that we not give his name or show his face in order to protect him and other syrian christians from retr

a syria analyst spent a great deal of time inside syria including this month. i want to read her assessment of the situation on the ground. i quote the story. the conventional wisdom holds that extremist elements are mixed in with moderate rebel groups. this isn't the case. moderates and extremists wield control over distinct territory. contrary to media accounts, the war in syria is not being waged entirely or predominantly by dangerous islamist and al qaeda diehards. jihadists pouring in from iraq and lebanon are not flocking to the front lines. they are concentrating their efforts on consolidating control in the northern rebel held areas of the country. moderate opposition forces, a collection of folks known as the free syrian army, continue to lead the fight against the syrian regime. while traveling with these battalions, i watched them defend christian villages. they demonstrated willingness to submit to civilian authority working closely with local administrator councils and they struggle to ensure that their fight against assad will pave the way for a f

at least seven have been killed in syria and some forty have returned to denmark. this area conflict has attracted hundreds of foreign fighters from european countries many of whom have joined islamic militants battling against the regime of president bush are outside. belgian police raided almost fifty homes in april during the search for potential extremists recruit young people to travel to syria to join the rebels earlier this month four men were arrested in paris for allegedly belonged to a jihadist network sending fighters to syria. two of whom went to syria to a dell news for the al qaeda affiliated group which has some twenty british extremists within its ranks sources say that so four hundred and forty people from france are either currently in syria or planning to go the orangey oddest aspect of the syrian insurgency has sparked several crackdowns that have seen many charged with conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism. much of the eu is concerned about the threat of homegrown terror as hundreds of europeans and thousands of other sunni muslim foreign figh

policy on syria has been adrift for more than two years. so right away a somewhat hostile reception to the top administration officials who are at this meeting putting them on the defensive much different again from a the senate foreign relations committee. you mentioned at 2:00 they're expecting to be voting. that's two and a half hours later. things have been pushed back a lot, and things not moving as quickly as maybe we would have expected give the tone of things the other day. >> you have detected a subtle shift in policies noted by john kerry and in his opening statement. what did you hear? >> well, it's interesting for the past couple of years since the trouble in syria began the administration has been saying that they would like to see assad go. they want to see him out. secretary kerry stating flat out that it's the administration's policy that assad must go. it will be interesting to see where this hearing goes on that subject. are there going to be specific questions about the policy going forward is going to lead to assad eithe

it effects the syria of lebanon. it darn sure effects the future of israel, and therefore it effects the united states. i would keep the door open. i'd keep testing the russians and syrians on this chemical weapon thing. the president is right about this. syria should be settled with a negotiation because it's so complicated. >> should he have handled it differently? the president was criticized over coming out, setting that red line and then saying let's wait for congress. in retrospect what could have been doing better knowing that the people do not want war. >> he could have used air power soonerut it turned out for whatever reasons it may have all worked out for the best. at least we've got russia and syria now in a public arena of accountability. if this turns out to be a scam, they can't blame it on anybody else. it's right out there for everybody to see. i think the pressure on them to deliver is high, and if they do deliver and they get rewarded for it which they should. people should say that a boy, then the

everything he can to get other countries to commitment to aid alleviate this humanitarian crisis in syria. left syrianshas half the resources that they need. >> of course i will be taking aat action because we have record on humanitarian aid. we are the second largest aid donor that there has been. we have spent over 400 million pounds. it is very important at the g 20 to make a number of points clear. absolute repulsion of the use of chemical weapons, and desire for a peace process. but above all getting donor countries together and making sure we do everything we can that they live up to their >> mr.ibilities. speaker, the civil war in syria and the refugee crisis are having profound consequences not just in that country but across the middle east, specifically in jordan, turkey, iraq and especially in lebanon where the population is up to 25% since the civil war began. what specific support beyond the humanitarian aid that the government is providing, has been even to these countries to help them deal with the burden on their infrastructure am a their economies? >> having been to a ref

for americans, syria is more than 5000 miles away. for us, syria is right on our doorstep. our border with syria is long, and therefore we are deeply concerned about the ability of terrorists to use and cross these borders. that is why we are participating in the search for political solution in syria. that will reduce the violence and diminish the role of the extremists. it is not easy, this political solution, as we see the balance of forces moving this way. but that is one of the viable options for the people of syria. only the syrian people can decide and determine their future. iraq was at the table during geneva talks, and the final communicator was produced by the meetings, had a strong iraqi input, and even kneeling which-- and even the languagethat was adopted by all the participants. now, there are new talks about resuming geneva ii, but according to what we have heard here in washington and new york, this will only happen maybe in october or maybe later. there are no fixed dates yet about the possibility. we in iraq do support the legitimate aspirations of the sy

is there any way we can convince iran not to go nuclear if we let syria so flagrantly go chemical. and anne gearan, correspondent for "the washington post," and jeremy bash. i want you first to start, secretary of state john kerry did an amazing performance today in certainly one of his most forceful and most passionate speeches i've ever seen him give, laid out the reasons this average afternoon for action against syria, including the first hard numbers on the death toll, numbers much higher than we had heard before. let's listen. >> we know that the regime has used those weapons multiple times this year. we know that for three days before the attacks, the syrian regime's chemical weapons personnel were on the ground, in the area, making preparations. we know that the syrian regime elements were told to prepare for the attack by putting on gas masks and taking precautions. we know rockets came only from regime-controlled areas and went only to opposition-controlled or contested neighborhoods. breathing difficulties, people twitching with spasms, coughing, rapid heartbeats, foaming

lebanon, many connections to syria. the longer this crisis goes on, the more people that it affects, the greater the danger. >> in syria, the victims of the latest massacre at aleppo have been buried. syria is breaking up before everyone's eyes according to the u.s. peace envoy. with 60,000 dead already, there are renewed fears about what could happen to the regime's advance arsenal, which includes chemical weapons, and how that would affect the whole middle east. >> breaking up before everyone's eyes. i spoke a short time ago with the washington bureau chief al arabia. how serious are these threats from iran and syria? >> i think it is mostly buster. bashar al-assad is not in a position to retaliate. his resources are focused toward the domestic rebellion. >> how about iran? >> iran is in no position to retaliate without dragging the whole region into war. they have serious economic problems. they have a crisis in side of the country. they would not be in a position to attack israel. this is bluster. >> how do you read

security council votes to destroy all of syria's chemical weapons. iran's president arrives back in tehran after his historic phone call with president obama to protests and chants of support. >> i will not negotiate over congress's responsibility to pay the bills it has already racked up. >> a political game of hard ball over the budget. president obama refuses to negotiate with house republicans, who refuse to back down on efforts to defund his health care law. >> hello. it's saturday, 28 september. and you're watching al jazeera america. inspections on syria's chemical weapons and storage sites will begin tuesday. the idea to destroy them by next year. the u.n. security council passed a resolution to get rid of their chemical weapons. james bays reports on this global decision. >> just three weeks ago military action in syria seemed close. >> i shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. >> an entirely different outcome for now. a unanimous vote by 15 security council members to authorise the disarmament of syria's chemical weapons arsenal. a

they see syria as a test run for iran. they see the u.s. hesitation will embolden nuclear ambitions. the larger question being asked, is the u.s. still a super power trying to impose some sort of order in a chaotic middle east. also the question in israel and across the middle east is will america come to the aid of its closest allies like israel, like jordan and like turkey. this move to postpone the strike in syria is only raising further questions about the obama white house. now, in syria government officials there taking a much more up beat stance, declaring victory as a result of this delay by the obama white house. president assad insisting that syria will not be discouraged by its principles. of course, the syrian military is still on high alert. back to you. >> thanks so much. now live to the united nations where a spokesman is briefing reporters. >> strictly adhering to the highest established standards of verification recognized by the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons. in light of the horrendous magnitude of t

how have you looked at the events regarding syria and russia in the last few weeks? >> i don't spend time looking back, and i'm vin indicated in my own mind from the beginning, so obviously i wouldn't have said what i said if i didn't believe it was right. i think we recognize increasingly that russia is not an enemy, certainly not a military combatant foe, but it is a political foe. the world's worst actors, whether it's north korea, cuba, venezue venezuela, syria, iran, are all supported and protected to some degree by russia. >> are you skeptical of this u.n. security council resolution? or do you think there's potential there that it could work? >> oh, i think there's real potential that syria will eliminate their chemical weapons, catalog them. that i think is a positive outcome from this -- you know, this whole effort in syria. but would i place ply life on it without verifying it? of course not. this is something that will have to be thoroughly vetted and evaluated, and assured that neither syria nor russia does anything to allow these weapons to escape, for i

the situation in syria right now is untenable. as long as mr. assad is in power, there's going to be some sort of conflict there. >> for all the talk today about syria, israeli officials believe the bigger threat to their country comes from iran's growing nuclear program. that's been very much on the minds of israelis this week as the crisis over syria unfolded. "newshour" special correspondent martin fletcher reports from israel. >> reporter: for israel, syria is really a four-letter word, iran. that was prime minister netanyahu's message to new navy officers last week and to president obama. speaking of syria's chemical weapons, he said, "the world must make sure that whoever uses weapons of mass destruction pays a price for it. the message that is received in syria," he said you" will be received loudly in iran." here, every move that president obama makes on syria is seen through the prism can israel trust obama to stop iran's nuclear weapons program? it's especially relevant this weekend, the 40th an verse of the 1973 yom kippur war when sy

i want us to not strike syria, because i think streaking syria, at this point in time, will create a real problem for us militarily with russia, with potentially others in the region. we are taking, and i think joe will agree with me on this one. the whole syria conflict at this point, has taken our eye off the ball. and the ball is iran. syria is a puppet state of iran. >> that's right. iran's watching. >> it's the biggest body blow we could land to iran. he's their only ally in the arab world. and even this proposal, which if it works for russia will be a good thing. the price of it will be that assad will stay there and iran will still have its number one ally in the arab world. >> all right. let's continue this over in the next segment. there are a lot of creative solutions that don't involve bombing and killing people apparently. >> yes, there are and we'll talk about it when we get back. thank you very much. just by talking to a helmet. it grabbed the patient's record before we even picked him up. it found out the doctor we needed was at st. anne's. wiggle your toes. [ driver ]

soldiers in syria. how could iran help me. >> charlie: supplies, weaponry. >> we always have this kind of of -- >> charlie: hezbollah fighters have been here. >> in the border -- only on the border where the terrorist attacked them on the border with lebanon. this is where hezbollah retaliated. this is where you have cooperation. that's good. >> charlie: hezbollah forces are in syria today? >> on the border area of lebanon where they want to protect and serve and cooperate with us. but they don't exist all overseer i can't. they cannot exist all overseer i can't. from any region that they exist on the border. >> charlie: what advice are you getting from the russians? >> about? >> charlie: this war. how to end this war. >> looking for a solution, we have this advice and we are convinced about it. >> charlie: do you have plan to end the war? >> of course. >> charlie: which is -- at very beginning it was fullly political when you have these terrorists the first part of the same plan which is political shou

in this case, syria, of course. so in other words, arsenal one is one of the core prohibitions asking them to fly them out, ship them out is really asking for an exception over one of the core prohibitions. while the idea was raised in the framework treatment, concluded between the united states and russia in geneva about half a month ago, the decision by the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons does not include that particular option. >> if i could turn to you, how significant is it in the world of chemical weapons and simply the terms of the treaty. if syria is fully disarmed, and what assurance do we have that syria will be fully disarmed? >> well, i think what we're asking for is called the complete declaration from syria, which we're expecting any day now, which will basically assign what kind of amounts, what kind of weaponry, where they expect it to be and accordingly we'll have an assumed full overview. when that happens the job is at least less speculative. at least seen from the outset righ

on no intervention in syria. he has actually said that recently a number of interviews and we have seen him out and about all over the place expressing his thoughts that he has kept previously behind. assad is not the endgame in syria. the goal is not to see a massive mess on the map. but he thinks that we can make this a whole lot worse than it already is. in the next year he faces the withdrawal of the united states from afghanistan and he would like us to still be there. this is one area he was quite relieved that we were there. he liked the idea that we were bogged down because we may be there and some kind of way in which we would stay, not where we would be heading out like the soviet red army headed out a couple of decades previously. he he looks at syria and probably doesn't spend every day thinking about u.s. but he spent a lot of time looking at this in the kgb, studying what the u.s. is up to. he does not think that they have thought up of anything -- thought of anything beneficial to russia. activityi

we're focused on syria. still with us, director of the syrian center for political and strategic studies and former spokesman for the main syrian opposition group. saudi political affairs 234,589, and the director of the institute for gulf affairs. and former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, you're in new york. you've been at the united nations. what is the saudi perspective on the u.n. and their involvement? >> well, i was the saudi government decided to go back to the u.n. supreme coursecurity council. i just confirmed that, and they said that they are going back. i think it should be this week or next week be . kerry it "s" there, and i think they have returned an agreement to return to the u.n. security council. the u.s. i think, will be more aggressive on syria, no strikes, but more aggressive in terms of trying to push assad regime out. >> ambassador, how significant is that news? >> well, it's definitely significant. the saudis have been throwing a bit of a tantrum over something that is very un

syria has lost as a country, and syrian people have lost. i was hoping that president obama addresses more the humanitarian situation. what can be done to relieve the suffering. whether they are inside and outside. i was hoping he would use this chance, where maybe they are open for compromise to enforce the cross boarder assistance, so we can help the people in the north and the south. >> i know your parents and sitter are still back there. the house and homes were destroyed uh how often are you in contact with them? have things gotten worse. >> is there seems to be more refugee refugees and e people being displaced. >> i speak with them every few day, if the phone line is open. they are very anxious, very scared. last time i spoke with them they told me they were starting up with food and first aid items. my sister has to move from her parent because it was destroyed. my arounds have proved from their neighborhood because it was shelled by a tank. and this is the situation for syrians. most of them are displaced. taytum us how long we can

also on the program, iran, syria and north korea block a new u.n. create they to regular threat arms trade. why? well, we'll go live to teheran to find out why. the cripryian president tells his people economic turmoil has been contained. and -- i'm in the egyptian style? delta. find out of the why this area, once a football pitch is now ompletely submerged. north korea's leader has orders his army to prepare for a rocket attack on u.s. military bases in the pacific. it scuggetted he approved an order with his late night meeting with his generals. harry force et reports from seoul. >> in the center of pyongyang thousands turned out in a show shouted to him and death to the u.s. imperialists. pyongyang signed off on his long range missiles to attack the mainland and bases in the pacific. in statements attributed to him he said the time has come to settle klts with the u.s. imperialists adding the u.s. hostilities have entered the phase of threats and blackmail and the late-night meeting was seeing the b 2 stealth bombers the blufrpbltest of figures a

the same goes with syria. we saw with the libya entanglement, we saw sort of barack obama's doctrine. he is going to be looking for very much multinational-type force. he is going to the u.n. he is looking for the french to take a lot of the lead. he is going to be -- but nobody, even with both syria and with iran, there is no nobody particularly at the pentagon who is really wanting to do this right now. and barack obama least of all. chris: michael. >> chris, this poses problems, the perception which i think is accurate of our wearyness causes problems particularly in iran. people don't believe that this president really is willing to follow through on the use of force because they think that his head is still looking back at iraq. someone who spoke to him recently told me a few days ago that he has said about syria, words to the effect of "i know how i get in. tell me how i get out. i don't know how to get out." he is still thinking of what we got into unexpectedly in iraq, the unintended consequences of am

we need them for lebanon, for syria. i think that we have to discuss with iran and we have to start something. >> so, there are many facets to this relationship, but what is the french role here specifically? >> well, i think -- and i am very proud of the president at this time, because it is still important for relations. despite the nuclear issue, we have a lot of other issues. the rainy and people chose him through a fear and -- free and fair election. regarding helping the other country and trying to restore an image, as i told you before, it will take time, because everyone is scared about iran. >> do you see the president perhaps acting as a mediator? >> maybe not yet, but i think it is a good hint and we have to follow him into next week again. i have always been inquisitive as a member of parliament during the last year. it was not easy. but even i have had the issue myself, and regarding members of the parliament believe me, everything changed. >> this new and moderate approach is reflective? >> yes yaks, the pe

i am from syria and i did the war in syria. a war ends just like i'm going to see my friends on my c.v. . my name is to show them i came here because i want for my children to live in peace and to be killed russian citizens. why name me if. it were him ones or some and i'm coming to russia to. leave here because this is my all and. i my name is it or not i risk to come back to the lovely country window would we in. my name is osama. i'm planning to stay in russia too bad your life. until just a year ago would never have thought of leaving damascus and building a new house in a small village in the tiny republican russia and the land of his ancestors when war broke out in the caucuses one hundred fifty years ago his grandfather and hundreds of thousands of a dig is. sent to turkey jordan syria and other countries in the middle east now war has brought a twist of fate. to return to his ancestral home i have many alternative. i have lived. i have some. but i prefer to come here because i believe that there is a big prospectus in t

at least we've got russia and syria now in a public arena of accountability. so if this turns out to be a scam, you know, they can't blame it on anybody else. it is right out there for everybody to see. so i think the pressure on him to deliver is high. and if they do deliver and they get awarded for it, which they should, people should say atta boy, then the pressure will build to go back to the peace process. this is messy, but we've got some leverage here. we just need to keep pushing. >> is putin our friend? now, first he said look, if you do any military action i will be backing the syrians? >> but he is already backing the syrians, he flies weapons in there all the time. yeah, he thinks it is in his interest. but i think what happened was, for several years he has been on automatic, it is whatever makes america mad is good for us. if i can make them look bad, i look good. if i can make them look frustrated and weak, i look strong. and so i think putin may be re-thinking some of his strategy. he has milked this anti-american cow about as long as he can mi

something, which would give us leverage in syria in a post-assad syria. >> is there a danger if rebels win jihadists will prevail in a post jihad state? >> there is a danger but that is significantly increased the longer we stay out of this war. this began as peaceful demonstrations seeking to topple assad. al qaeda was not an element for more than a year. >> now they are. let's deal with facts as they exist. >> let's support the free syrian army the way it allows them to defeat assad and al qaeda. al qaeda consists largely of foreign fighters. these people have a habit of wearing out their welcome quickly. >> the "wall street journal" reported friday the u.s. intercepted from the iranian revolutionary guard corps an order to shiite militias around the region, strike back at american targets if the u.s. hits syria. what do you think -- are we going to be drawn into a larger conflict here? >> this is a proxy war with iran. iran knows this. it's probably about time we have fully realized implications of this. this is why we should have been there two years ago. on the better late than ne

tonight clarissa ward of cbs news, she has been inside syria, reporting from inside syria. >> on the issue of our policy towards syria, what sometimes seemed unclear to me is what is our syria policy. what is the u.s.'s policy. because at the moment it's sort of looks like a kind of nonpolicy in a sense. i mean it's clear that the u.s. supports or does not support and condemns bashar al-assad but they're also not helping the rebels. >> rose: we conclude with a lo at two recent elections in the middle east, one in jordan and one in israel. we talk with jordan's ambassador to the united nations prince bin ra'ad and efraim halevy. >> when we first heard the rumblings of the arab spring some may have thought that thises with a train that was passing through the station in and out. i think his majesty understood full well that these were seismic rumblings. and the region has had for a long time been bereft of real refos. his majesty began earlier on. and i think you know now felt that for those who had a vested interest in the stat usco, this is their time to understand-- status quo, this

the reason behind this the reasons for this that the infrastructure of the healthcare system in syria has been greatly damaged by the ongoing violence and parking costs the company. there's also this concern goldman told us that they are launching and they have already launched several vaccination countries along with the issue was of all these in fremont admissions likely innocent and the world health organization to help the afford for the spread of diseases. of all this the exhibition comp is up walking for your lead priests it's god's will of the unjustly going on with them. but now staring government has many old stickles bit before implementing this first week of get terrible no good evidence for this bit of the office of the government and rebels will allow it second it's very difficult to get vaccination because of the sanctions on syria. even the sight of all the students who felt the third most important thing of the difficulties in cost efficient to all the comfort doll clothes off of the dangers of his are presented for the health care workers and mr government. so all in

there is no civil war in syria. this is a war against terror that recognizes no values nor justice nor equality and disregards any rights or laws. so, confronting this terror in my country requires the international community to act in accordance with relevant -- particularly resolution 1373. measure to --ary passage for terrorists coming from different countries of the world. mr. president, the city of new york and its people have terrorism and were burned with the fire of extremists and bloodshed the same way we are suffering now in syria. hit by some countries the same terrorism we are suffering now in syria claim to be fighting terrorism in all parts of the world while supporting it in my country? existence about the of moderate militants and extremist militants have become a bad joke. and the senseless one. terrorism means only terrorism. it cannot be classified as moderate terrorism and extremist terrorism. therefore, i would like to ask call those who kidnapped children in order to sell their body organs outs

there is confusion about what is happening in syria so as an expert on syria, tell us what is really happening. >> i don't know. i don't know. i do think that there is one thing i know for sure is. this if you. we have i guess. as what we so many and can we what wee have. that's what exactly. take that to the bank. >> i am sure i could. dr. payne. that is what i was afraid of. it a pores you are coaching the president on that. this is not dr. robert payyne. welcome mr. double talk derwood fincher. thank you for being here and great to have you back. well, i am glad that a strong contingent of republicans and democrats so the utter folly of the military action in syria. and sad that there are those who think that lighting the fuse to release the military bring the united states to an undefined mission and unknown outcome and untrustworthy administration makes sense. the only way president obama is transparent as he promised is the duplicity with which he has governed. without hint of shame he takes the position that suits his political ambition. he railed against the government as a s

is put on hold -- aid for syria is put on hold. dozens of families wait for news for their relatives still in syria. >> my family is there. i came to work. there are many problems there. >> i do not understand what is going on on the other side problems among fighters. i am not one of them so i do not know. >> syrian refugees speak their mind against the al qaeda affiliate. they accuse the radicals of turning into new oppressors. the syrian smuggler received dozens of phone calls from civilians who want to escape the infighting between the mainstream fsa fighters and the jihadists gaining ground. >> jihadists set up checkpoints all around town. residents are terrorized. they are stranded. they cannot get out of the city and cross the border illegally. >> on the turkish side of the border, the sound of gun fighting can still be heard. one more reason for turkish authorities to keep the border closed until further notice. >> the iranian president has revealed his government is ready to help facilitate dialogue between the syrian gove

is syria we have to think about the country of syria twenty five percent are displaced or refugees the humanitarian problem is really really catastrophic it has strategic implications for the region iran syria is a different thing the u.s. certainly didn't start this didn't support the rebels in order to get rid of assad it all happened by itself and in the end outside powers can meddle but they can't really do very much internally which is why the u.s. but one russia forty dollars. that continues to support. how do you know that it assad retains the support of about half of syrian society what about them. judith go ahead that's what you think that's what you think but that's not what you what we know we don't know a lot of people work for the bureaucracy a lot of people are in the intelligence the army is totally practically of the verge of collapse the brothers fourth division of course they have to be loyal to the regime because their paychecks their lives and the future of their families depend on it i don't think there is any way now to manage here who is real lay in support of th

of syria. so you have a situation where you have a lot of chiefs or would-be chiefs and very few indians. and whats that that has done is really to hamper the rebel progress in terms of communicating together. and it's also opened up up the door for more extremist forces to come in because they are organized, they are disciplined, they do have a more coheesive structure. and that has ultimately been much to the debt iment of the rebels. >> and where are they they -- >> i think the rebels aren't getting much support to be clear and particularly those sort of free syrian army commanders who espouse more secular value os, who are not part of supporters of more observation treatmentist groups. they say that they feel very letdown by the west. that they have not been given money, weapons, many of them feel, in fact, that the u.s. has gone out of their way to ensure that they don't get any of these heavier weapons. >> rose: because they are worried it will fall in the wrong hands. >> they're worried