He was free to go because polic say everything was obtained legally. that was the second time police had interviewed temperate and 2020 when the police received and that he was in a concerning mental straight. he had a lot of guns for the fb said no further action was take because there was no evidence o an immediate threat. bill stanton is a former new york city police officer. bill, thank you for being here. if he was a war veteran at the hands of syria s asylum-seekers there is nothing more tragic than that part of the story, bu the warning signs, if guns are obtained legally i get it, but this seems to be the kind of thing that someone could see. it is tough. as long as you obtain these things legally, if someone is committed to taking life or committing a criminal act, unfortunately, law enforcement
Process. despite the fact that there is this op-ed and it may be offensive, he is also, they say, saying he s committed to getting those chemical weapons out of the hands of syria and into the hands of the international community or to destroying them and so that is sort of the positive focus they re putting on this. all right. reporting live from the white house, thanks so much. joining me now is edward giregian the former ambassador to israel and syria and sorry for stumbling over your name, sir. i apologize. i m used to it. i want to get right to those reports out of interfax this morning. bashar al assad saying he will indeed hand over chemical weapons but not because of any u.s. threat. is that a credible statement? well, it s a face saving statement. you know, syria is, compared to