do you see that comparison working for this area of the middle east now isis is taking over? i do and i m concerned about it because first, it s not nearly as distant as waziristan from all of our friends in the region, from europe and frankly also from us. and i think we have to recognize it is not just iraq. it isn t syria. there is no border between syria and iraq today. you already have what amounts to the creation of what is a sanctuary that exists and somehow that is going to have to be addressed. jenna: how do we address it? i think we re going to have to find ways to blunt isis but we ll have to do it in a way that also joins with our other friends in the region. we can not be doing this in a way where we re fighting isis as the iranians and assad regime are fighting isis because that will, in effect scare off our sunni friends. the saudis, turks, jordanians. they have to see we have a plan to deal with isis.
it lives on killing. there is a lot of concern about al qaeda linked groups and other extremist groups, do you believe in someways they hijacked this revolution? well, yes, to some extent yes. there is al qaeda in syria. if you remember, anderson, one year ago was i warning everybody in the world through ac 360 saying that if you keep just watching us, you will see al qaeda in syria. they are trying to hijack the revolution. i hope it will not. at one point of time, all the syrian people should unite against terrorism. terrorism does not fit syria at all, and we will not allow it. the way we are trying to topple the terrorist regime, we need to find terrorism and unfortunately al qaeda is becoming stronger day after day in syria. i appreciate you talking to us again and i m glad your family is okay.
the image bashar al-assad is to be a leader. he was on facebook, twitter and married to an attractive british born british plate known for her love of french shows. vogue profiled her dubbing her a rose in the desert. appearances can be deceiving. syria is a family business. the assads a dynasty, despite the hoeks he would be a reformer, the reality is like father, like son. here is randi kaye. reporter: when bashar al-assad took control of syria, it was called the damascus peace of spring. assad was widely known as mild, unassuming and in favor of modernization, a sharply different image than his father
thank you. if there is military strike in syria, what kind of support can the u.s. expect? joining me now is my panel. commander, let me start with you, after today s testimony do you have a sense of what a military operation would look like, about what the targets would be, about what the impact would be? do you think administration has a really firm grasp on that? i think they have a firm grasp on what they want to achieve however when they go in for a strike taking out hopefully the facilities that would allow the assad regime to make chemical attacks. the regime gets a vote whether or not they choose to respond, whether themselves respond or use surrogates like hasballah. on the same token, the regime
public service at texas a&m university and ambassador to syria and more. kerry seemed to fumble about the possibility of boots on the ground and came back to it later and clarified in more definite terms. is that a fair construction for congress to place on military action? do you think no boots on the ground or does it bind the president s hand? anderson, i think that president kerry was speaking for the president and for administration. as far as i can tell, there is no interest in the white house or in congress to put american troops on the ground. but, i mean, but specifically putting language like that in a resolution, does that make sense to you? i m not sure it matters much one way or the other, whether it s in or out. i don t think there is any consideration of boots on the ground. john, it certainly seems like the president had some momentum