You wrote a letter on july 19, just a couple of months ago, to senator levin you laid out the different options for military force in syria in terms of control of chemical weapons and even in the context of a limited strike. You and im quoting from your letter here on the efficacy of a limited strike. Over time the impact would be the significant degradation of capabilities and an increase in regime desertions. Again a lot of us read this stuff. Im sure in the public sometime theres skepticism but your warnings, for a lot of us, have been taken to heart. What i think a lot of us struggle with is how can a policy rely on the assaad military to secure chemical stockpiles at the same time were bombing that army . And again you addressed this in the past and a lot of us are trying to figure out what changed here to give us that confidence level that we can count on on the assaad regime to continue to control these stockpiles. Well, without getting into the targeting as i tried to articulat
Very fast track. The president has made that clear. Thank you. Secretary hagel, we know the issues of deter and degrade seem to reference the stockpiles of the chemical weapons. General dempsey says it would be a very limited and directed and tailored precision as always. They would limit the possibility of any kind of injury to the civilian population, but notwithstanding we could anticipate some kind of collateral damage. And i thought that was also aligned with the ultimate goal, which is that we all know that everyone is saying that any military action taken will not resolve the issue regarding that chemical weapons. It would just deter, degrade at that will would be required would be a diplomatic resolution. Your statement in your testimony, a political solution by the Syrian People is the only way to ultimately end the violence in syria. Secretary kerry is helping with efforts to help the parties in syria to move toward a negotiated transition. The word negotiated transition is w
Tape. The person who filmed the video is a hero. What happened before that tape started rolling . Lets talk live in the cnn newsroom. Good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you for joining me. We begin in South Carolina where outrage is growing after a policeinvolved shooting leaves an unarmed black man dead. This understanding that we dont want to be divided amongst a race. That was the scene just moments ago on the steps of the North Charleston city hall where a rally is taking place. The officer in question now in custody and charged with murder. An fbi investigation has been launched after that shocking video filmed by an unanimous source shows the deadly encounter. I want to warn you, the video youre about to see is disturbing. The man, 50yearold walter scott, you can see him running from the officer. This incident began with a traffic stop over a broken taillight. That officer, Michael Slager firing multiple times at scott as hes running away. As i said slager has been charged wi
Years. The United States has a responsibility to do our part. The world has a big role to keep these ceilings open. The whole world is waking up to the fact this threat is real. Not just a threat against america or israel. Its a threat against all of us. Bill Lucas Tomlinson tracking it from the pentagon. Lets begin there. Good morning. Day four of an escalating hostage crisis between iran and Great Britain after iran seized a british tanker and 23 crew members. Over the weekend iran released this video going onto the deck of the oil tanker seized friday night. Earlier this month a Royal Navy Warship blocked another gun point from doing it to another tanker. They couldnt stop the iranians are seizing another tanker. Here is radio traffic from the encounter. You are ordered to change your course to 360, 360 degrees immediately. If you obey you will be safe. We are conducting. Your passage must not be impaired, obstructed or hampered. Please confirm that you are not intending to violate
National guard. Their words captured for an Iranian State media outlet and the whole world to hear. We are ordered change your course 2360. 360 degrees immediately. If you obey, you will be safe. Over. Speaker your conducting transit passage in a recognized International Straight under international law, your pass not trickle passage. That you are not trying to violate international law. Neil the iranians did anyway. Soldiers were telling their captors they had violated International Maritime rules. The british responding they were in international waters. Leave them alone. The move seen in retaliation for the british capture of an iranian vessel over the last week, and to echo the point and taunt the british, iran hoisting an iranian flag over the vessel, move for which britains foreign secretary has promised a response. But as yet, no responsiveness. Oil prices initially soaring on fears no one knows next what is coming. Welcome, everybody. Im neil cavuto. It is safe to say on the fa