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Not going to want to see an extreme country run by groups like nusra and other al qaeda-affiliated organizations come into power in syria. the counter forces to them will increase in the coming months, perhaps in the year should they ultimately achieve their common objective, which is at this stage to try and top typical rental jet stream of president bashar al assad. there are a lot of variables and a lot of factors right now that are still uncertain to determine whether or not the opposition should be completely shunned aside or not. let me ask you, david, quickly. the people doing the fighting, the most ferocious fighter, aren t they islamists? yes. that s the sad story, the ones who will take the capital probably are the bad guys. no. the capital is different. i should make clear to your viewers, in the north, the extremists are the dominant force. they were when i was inside with the rebels in october and they remain so. in the south, they re relatively weak. so if damascu ....
Gates told politico the failure to do so would have a profoundly negative and dangerous consequences for the united states. not just in the middle east, but around the world both now and in the future. strong words there. gates a republican, served as defense secretary during george w. bush s second term and of course was kept on by president obama. and a programing note. coming up next on all in with chris hayes, secretary of state john kerry makes the administration s case for military action against syria. coming up now, 45 minutes from now at 8:00 eastern. and we ll be right back. ....
One side has as its goal the genocide of another. a war in which hatred and revenge are the reason for fighting, the justification for the kind of brutality, the beatings, the death, all carried out in painful hell come to life. and then on one side you ve got the hungry, unquenching cruelty aimed at the other. and overnight comes the word that we re getting into this war. the senate foreign relations committee led by john mccain and his partner chris coons of delaware have approved a measure not only backing an attack on syria for its use of chemical weapons, but a fresh new declaration that makes it the policy of the united states to, quote, change the momentum on the battlefield in syria, committing this country, the united states of america, to providing lethal, indeed, all forms of assistance to this syrian opposition. so here we are, faced with the horror of certain rebels and what could be coming in this senate approval of helping the syrian rebel groups, including the revenging ....
Number one, they think that the mission has not been clearly defined by the president. and then the resolution that came from the senate and the findings section that you just referenced in section 5 where it references changing the momentum, that causes questions there also. you know, who are we trying to change the momentum toward? what is it that we are seeking to be the exit? every military plan, every battle plan should have a clearly defined mission and execution and a strategy. and the problem is the president has not come forward in a leadership role. he has tried to pivot on just about everything. okay. let s take a look at the secretary of state. here is what he said. here is his case for military action against syria. generally. it s an interview with my colleague chris hayes, which is going to have the full program coming up after this program at 8:00. ....
Were killed. that was a blank check. it was a terrible moment. that was a resolution that authorized the use of force until we repeal that. that has been used for drone attacks, for surveillance activities, and for other conflicts in terms of our resources and our troops. and so it is very difficult for me to figure out a way where i could use i could vote for the use of force when i understand what is going on in syria and know and believe secretary kerry and the president that the only way we can achieve some resolve, hold the assad regime accountable and stop the violence is by a negotiated and political settlement and the use of force leads us further away from that position. and so too much is at risk. this could end up in a regional war, retaliation could occur. so this would be very difficult for me. and chris, i am not going to support this effort. you know what? ....