its title fairly recently in two thousand and eleven after president obama went public calling on mr assad to step down do you see any connection between that policy stance you know calling on assad to step down on the growth of isis and other terror groups in the region no but let me explain my views on that my own personal view was asking someone to step down in the absence of a den of five a kind of political way forward is not the way i would do it i think what we need to do is a den of along with some other countries and i again i would include russia in this a way forward for how syria can be governed in the future because it's clear the kind of narrow basis on which assad was governing that is on the basis of an alawite. fellow tribesman and then a few of others was not sufficient so clearly there needs to be kind of an international plan on the way forward what i'm suggesting is we need a kind of bosnia type solution and then we can figure out who can be a part of that future and who should not be well i think some people would suggest that both is almost a failed state by by now b

unity of society and that is why these elections might is some people might like or enough like mr assad but they feel that he is a symbol of uniting the country considering that the opposition is so many oppositions and the collective work of this opposition has got to the destruction of the country now if the voting underground would prove that the overwhelming majority of the syrians can vote able to vote in favor of mr assad this would definitely create a reality that the world would have to take into consideration while closely watching how the vote is progressing bring you the latest updates both an a or an alliance or cuticle. the reason european parliamentary election came as a blow to many governments with both euro skeptic and right wing movements making major gains but the controversy around the election is far from over thousands of europeans to live in a member state other than they are own kid to tangibly vote twice in the elections the issue came to light after one newspaper editor confessed an error to doing just that are to spit all over investigate. well it's all lookin

assad, but also make sure that in the minds of don't think that their only alternative is either mr. assademist groups like isil. >> [inaudible] i think the key to both syria and iraq is going to be a combination of what happens , working withntry moderate syrian opposition, and working with inoperable -- an iraqi government that is inclusive, and with us laying out a more effective counterterrorism platform that gives all the countries in the all of theets countries in the region pulling in the same direction. i alluded to it in my last speech, and i talked about it today with respect to the counterterrorism partnership fund. effort in a long-term this region in which we have to build and partner with countries that are committed to our , and that our values immediateime, we have problems with terrorist organizations that may be advancing. rather than try to play whack a terroristver these organizations may pop up, we have to build effective partnerships and make sure they have capacity. some of these that have been totally soberly -- have been solely devoted to afghanistan last decade, w

of assad, but make sure in the minds of sunnis, they don't think their only alternative is only mr. assadroups like isil. >> and what are they doing -- >> and the key to both syria and iraq is going to be a combination of what happens inside of the country and working with moderate syrians and working with an iraqi government that is inclusive and us laying down a more effective counter terrorism platform that gets all of the countries in the region pulling in the same direction. i alluded to this in the west point speech and talked about it today with respect to the the counter terrorism partnership fund. there is going to be a long- term problem in this region in which we have to build and partner with countries that are committed to our interests, our values, and at the same time, we have immediate problems with terrorist organizations that may be advancing. and rather than try to play whamca mo. we have to build partnerships and make sure they have capacity. and some of the assets that are devoted solely to afghanistan over the last decade and we have to shift to make sure we have cov

that's the reason that i argued for doing strikes in syria when mr. assad- didn't give up his chemical weapons. we should be arming the nonradical opposition which by the way, we give isis a flank to worry back in syria. we're going to having blowback either way, jake. what you put your finger on the fact that these guys are going to syria or iraq. this is now, if you will, the new afghanistan. this is their graduate school. we've got to assume these people are going to return to europe, elsewhere in the middle east or the united states with some skills and with even more radicalism. i think we have to gird ourselves for that. and that's probably going to happen now whether we do air strikes or drone strikes or not. >> it's been pointed out, of course, that the war in iraq there were no islamic militants in iraq when the war started in 2003. the kind that we're talking about now in isis. and there's no small irony to that. we've seen a lot of former bush officials talking about the controversy and the chaoses in iraq. former deputy defense secretary paul wo

can make sure that in the minds of sunnis, they don't think that their only alternative is either mr. assad or extremist groups like isil. >> and can you speak to what you might be doing as the secretary of state alluded to? >> i think that the key to both syria and iraq is going to be a combination of what happens inside the country, working with moderate syrian opposition, working with an iraqi government that is inclusive, and us laying down a more effective counterterrorism platform that gets all of the countries in the region pulling in the same direction. and i alluded to this in the west point speech. i talked about it today with respect to the counterterrorism partnership fund. there's we have to build and partner with countries that are committed to our interests, our values, and at the same time, we have immediate problems with terrorist organizations that may be advancing. rather than rye to play whack-amole wherever these terrorism places build up we have to build effective partnerships and make sure they have the capacity, some of the assets that have been devoted solely to afg

assad but also can make sure that in the kinds of sunnis, they don't think their only alternative is mr. assad or extremist groups like isil or al nasra. >> -- as the secretary of state alluded to? >> i think the key to both syria and iraq is going to be a combination of what happens inside the country, working with moderate syrian opposition, working with an iraqi government that is inclusive, and us laying down a more effective counterterrorism platform that gets all the countries in the region pulling in the same direction. and i alluded to this in the west point speech. this is -- i talked about it today with respect to the counterterrorism partnership fund. there is going to be a long-term problem counterterrorism partnep fund. there is going to be a long-term problem in this region in which we have to build and partner with countries that are committed to our interests, our values, and at the same time we have immediate problems with terrorist organizations that may be advancing. and rather than try to play whack-a-mole wherever these terrorist organizations build up, we have to make sur

some people might like or not like mr assad but they feel that he is a symbol of uniting the country considering that the opposition is so many oppositions and the collective work of this opposition has led to the destruction of the country now if the voting would prove that the overwhelming majority of the syrians who can vote even to well are in favor of mr assad this would definitely create a reality that the world would have to take into consideration. while you are slight to see a politician still real from being pushed aside by right wingers and here's catholic for the e.u. election it's been revealed that the blocks porous borders may mean that some people got to vote more than once our europe correspondent here oliver has a story. well it's all looking rather messy right now as more information comes out following a on air confession by a major news editor here in germany on sunday that he devoted both in italy where he was originally from and here in germany and how the book where he now lives now we're still trying to work out what exactly this could mean just how many peop

can make sure that in the minds of sunnis they don't think that their only alternative is either mr. assad or extremist groups like isil or al nusra. >> and can you speak to what you might be doing differently, as the secretary of state alluded to? >> well, i think that the key to both syria and iraq is going to be a combination of what happens inside the country working with the moderate syrian opposition, working with an iraqi government that is inclusive, and us laying down a more effective counterterrorism platform that gets all the countries in the region pulling in the same direction. and i alluded to this in the west point speech. i talked about it today with respect to the counterterrorism partnership fund. there is going to be a long-term problem in this region in which we have to build and partner with countries that are committed to our interests, our values. and at the same time, we have immediate problems with terrorist organizations that may be advancing. and rather than try to play whac-a-mole wherever these terrorist organizations may pop up, what we have to do is to be abl

can make sure that in the minds of sunnis, they don't think that their only alternative is either mr. assadextremist groups like isil or al nusra. >> can you speak to what you might be doing differently as the secretary of state alluded to? >> i think the key to both syria and iraq is going to be a combination of what happens inside the country working with moderate syrian opposition, working with an iraqi government that is inclusive, and us laying down a more effective counterterrorism platform that gets all the countries in the region pulling in the same direction. and i alluded to this in the west point speech. i talked about it today with respect to the counterterrorism partnership fund. there's going to be a long-term problem in this region in which we have to build and partner with countries that are committed to our interests, our values, and at the same time, we have immediate problems with terrorist organizations that may be advancing. and rather than try to play whack-a-mole wherever these terrorist organizations may pop up, what we have to do is be able to build effective partne

mr. assad -- am i pronouncing that correctly? you said i want to highlight lgbt persecution. i wanted to come back to the theme i was asking dr. george in his lane about, you can't cherry pick which denomination you're going to protect, it's the whole thing. i'm a little concerned that sometimes some of my colleagues want to highlight certain human rights abuses and never talk about others. and it seems to me that if we're going to be consistent and we're going to hold somebody to a norm, every group is entitled in a society to human rights protection. whether they be baha'is, whether they be women, whether they be gay or lesbian brothers and sisters. could you talk to us a little bit about that? because i'm really worried if some of our human rights ed a voe dates here in the congress kind of conspicuously never talk about that we send a signal unintentionally to the ren jet stream that is not a signal we want to send. maybe i'm wrong. what's your sense of that? >> mr. congressman, i just want to thank you very much for highlighting the cultural basic problems. the root of t

also can make sure that in the minds of sunnis, they don't think their only alternative is either mr. assadng down a more effective counterterrorism platform that gets all the countries in the region pulling in the same dreshgz. and dreshgirection. i alluded to this in the west point speech and talked about it today with respect to the counterterrorism partnership fund. there's going to about long-term problem in this region, in which we have to build and partner with countries that are committed to our interests, our values, and -- and at the same time we have immediate problems with terrorist organizations that may be advancing. and rather than try to play whack a mole wherever these terrorist organizations may pop up what we have to do is to be able to build effective partnerships, make sure that they have capacity, some of the assets that have been devoted solely to afghanistan over the last decade, we've got to shift to make sure that we have coverage in the middle east and north africa. you look at a country like yemen. a very impoverished country, and one that has its own sectarian o

to, again, present an inclusive front so that they would be a stronger force to negotiate with assad. >> mrs. clinton, did you say there also arm and train going to happen now? >> it's public information that the united states government along with other allies are looking at ways to help support the -- the moderate opposition is. they are badly jut numbered by both the assad forces and the extremist nz. i think now there are more than 1,000 europeans who are fighting in syria for the extremists. >> i was going ask you this. after all the reporting i've done on this and all the blowback and fears the police commissioner summed it up recently in a way americans can understand, this is the most dramatic threat since 9/11 and perhaps even bigger that there could be an attack on new york and the united states in general and also around many foreign capitals. you were turned down. your idea and your plan with all those national security officials that you mentioned was turned down. do you believe that if it hadn't been, you would have been able to be ob prevent what's happening now? isolate the e

also tonight, the iraqi prime minister welcoming bashar al-assad relief help. you remember him. mr. obama said he had to go three years ago. and senior defense department officials confirming that iran is now sending in drones. and there are tens of thousands of unaccompanied children that floated over our southern border, saying that they cannot remain in the united states that they will be put into deportation proceedings. the head of the immigration and customs enforcement removal unit however disagrees. please listen. >> when your child comes here, they are given a notice to appear in a deportation proceeding. under the law they go to the department of health and human services were they act in the best interest of the child. the child is sometimes years out. >> sometimes it can take two years or five years. lou: from the new book blood feud. we will have an extensive conversation. joining us now to talk about the supreme court rebuked the president obama and his administrations overreach, lis wiehl and both are fox news legal analyst. so let's start with this unanimous decision

mr. obama, she wrote, was not likely to be enough to drive syrian president bashar assad from power.nts in the book. clinton described greeting the french president and losing her shoe and revealed her tricks to stay awake on those record-breaking around-the-world trips. i sometimes dug the fingernails of one hand into the palm of the other. it was the only way i knew to cope with the crazy schedule and fierce jet lag. the only thing clinton does not talk about in her book is her political future. on that front all she says is will i run for president in 2016? the answer is, i haven't decided yet. nancy cordes, cbs news. >>> former first lady nancy reagan has observed her husband's death. he visits his grave in california. he died in 2004 after a battle with alzheimer's disease. this is the "cbs morning news." sfx: car unlock beep. vo: david's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. and discover a

assad's regime in syria. the funds would be used to train and arm syrian opposition fighters. mr. obama has been against providing aid to syrian rebels. but the u.s. is facing an increased risk of the syrian conflict feeding the al qaeda-fueled insurgency in iraq. >>> the president is in minneapolis today to give a speech highlights minnesota's decision to eventually hike its minimum wage to $9.50 an hour. but in an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos, he jumped feet-first into the heated immigration debate and the growing crisis of immigrant children at the border. >> our message, absolutely, is don't send your children unaccompanied on trains or through a bunch of smugglers. we don't even know how many of these kids don't make it and may have been waylayed into sex trafficking or killed because they fell off a train. we have no way of tracking that. >> we'll have much more of george's interview with the president, later this morning on "good morning america." >>> the former senator known as the great conciliator is dead. tennessee republican howard baker served

mr. obama's speech brought distracter on the right and left saying that it comes with squishy lines and with little effect. some would like to see an airstrike against syria after bashar al-assad gassed civilians last year and crossed the president's own red lines. >> i made a decision that we should not put american troops in the middle of this increasingly sectarian war. i believe that is the right decision. >> reporter: others complain that a lack of potent military support has let the situation boil out of control to assad 's benefit. the president said he'll run for re-election next month. and distracters to russian president vladimir putin and ukraine, and obama's repeated warnings are not an effective deterrent. president obama strongly rejected that notion. >> our ability to shape world opinion helped to isolate russia right away. the world immediately condemned russian action, and this served as a cut away to russian propaganda and russian troops on the border and armed militias in ski masks. but standing with our allies on behalf of international wor order, has give the ukrainian people to choose their future. without us firing a shot. >> reporter: the president's sp

mr. obama," she wrote, "worried that arming the rebels was not likely to be enough to drive syrian president bashar al-assad from power." there are some lighter moments in the book. clinton described greeting the french president and losing her shoe. and revealed her tricks to stay awake on those record-breaking round-the-world trips. "i sometimes dug the fingernails of one hand into the palm of the other. it was the only way i knew to cope with the crazy schedule and fierce jet lag." the one thing clinton does not talk about in the book is her political future. on that front, maurice, all she will say all the way on page 595 is, "will i run for president in 2016? the answer is i haven't decided yet." >> dubois: all right, nancy cordes, thank you so much. nancy, of course, will have more about hillary clinton's book first thing tomorrow morning on "cbs this morning." >> there has been a shooting on the campus of seattle pacific university. police say one person has died and at least three others is have been shot. the conditions of the other victims range from life threatening to stable. the gunman is in cu

president bashar al assad, the aid would also counter militants including isis, islamic state of iraq, and levant. isis advanced in neighboring iraq led some in congress to press mrama to take action. let's talk now to olivier greca, expert on security and counterterrorism issues. big question, will it get through congress and is it really too little too late? >> it is definitely too little too late. there was the momentum two years ago when the free syrian army had the upper hand against assad, and that's when the help from western nations started winding down. at the same time, syria got the help of iran through hezbollah and through a lot of money. and that's how you saw the whole turn of events and assad being on top. so it is very much little too late. it is -- >> and there has been a covert cia training program, hasn't there, taking place in neighboring jordan. how far does that go? is it not as much direct involvement as what president obama is now saying he wants to embark on? >> it has been a very, very small scale. they are training north of 100 fighters. now what they're talking about is training much more fighters, but the issue is how you're going to

mr. speaker. but one of the colonels who was a leader in the movement was essentially, i'll say given over to the assad regime in a military operation and pressed into prison and made him powerless and at that point, al qaeda and the offshoots of al qaeda and began top infiltrate themselves to the point that we are not able to identify the positive forces in syria. you have al qaeda and their affiliates, including isis that are operating there that have established the foundations for what they believe to be the future caliphate of islam. and as a result of partly the result of the u.s. not asserting itself, partly the result of perhaps not having intelligence that was good enough in that part of the world, the u.s. did not act. the president led from behind. the british parliament said no to david cameron and we have a mess in syria. we have had multiple executions and beheadings taking place and christians being persecuted and skilled as well. and now that foundation of isis has flowed out of syria and flowing across iraq. and this group, this group, the isis has asserted themselves to the point wher