we were at a g20 meeting at los cabos last year. i suggested the need for russia and the united states to work on this particular problem. it doesn t solve the underlying syrian conflict. if we can solve the chemical weapons issue which is a threat to us and the world, then it does potentially lay the groundwork for further discussions around how you can bring about a political settlement inside of syria. bill: mike barrett, former director of strategy for the homeland security council, intelligence officer for the office of secretary of defense. mike, good morning to you. good morning, bill. bill: this is vladmir putin and barack obama. who is pulling the strings in this tug-of-war now? i think clearly, you know, putin comes out on top of these things. he looks like the hardcore, hard-nosed realist. one realities here, the administration, president obama is trying very hard to give america a kinder, gentler appearance to the world and
for almost all of us stand to benefit from making america a kinder and more decent society, and how that relates to what s going on in colorado is this most of those firefighters putting themselves in harm s way do not have health insurance. those people, as men and women, could go in there, risk their lives and come away with an injury and thus a hospital bill greater than their salary. therapy not paid much at all, people, for these six-month jobs. a clip from a firefighter talking about lacking health insurance. ccn@]u)pá? all we want is the opportunity to buy health insurance like other permanent firefighters have. other permanent firefighters have and we feel the work we do protecting people s homes and people s property and their businesses warrants that. seem s shameful to me that these people wom put themselves in harm s way, and could end up bankrupt from smoke inwho latha