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we were able to get a speech sunday by president bashar al- asad. [video clip] >> i would like to assure everybody as far as fighting terrorism, we will not stop fighting terrorism as long as we have a single terrorist in syria. this does not mean that we are not going to listen to fight terrorism. this is the first point. [applause] host: that was the president of syria in a speech he gave to his supporters. in "the washington post" -- if you want to see more of that speech, go to our website, c- span.org. you can see more of it there. that could be one of the foreign policy challenges in 2013. we are getting your take on that this morning and from yesterday's "wall street journal" -- that is another issue. there was this story in "the washington post" -- these are supposed to be more stringent sanctions against that country. they note that the country's financial difficulties have increased. doreen, hamden, conn., independent caller -- caller: thank you for cspan. i agree with the president. i think is joyces were excellent. he knows what he is do

asad. he wants bashar al assad to go and go right away.n to next change that i had with president morsi. you want bashar al assad to leave to give up power? do you believe he should be tried by the international criminal court for war crimes? >> translator: it is not i who want this but the syrian people who want this. this phase is the phase of the people, similar to what the egyptian president wanted, the syrian people wanted. and we support the syrian people. and they are going to win and they have the will to win. >> so, you say the syrian president want bashar al assad to be tried for war crimes? >> translator: the syrian people, through their revolution, and through the movement will, when the bloodshed stops, move to a new stage where they will have an independent parliament and the government of their choosing. and then they will decide what they want to do against those who committed crimes against them. it is the syrian people who decide. >> it's clear that president morsi feels that time is running out for the syrian leader, tha