you were born in syria.e have tended, in recent times, to act as though the conflict could not get any worse. it seems there is a definite escalation. what are your thoughts and what are your feelings? maissun: you start your day with a cup of coffee and a feeling of satisfaction that your child is sleeping in his bedroom, and you start reading the news. the first thing you see, like what i saw today, a bunch of children swimming in a crater, explosion crater, resulting from the bombings of yesterday, filled with the water of the broken water supply, which civilians in aleppo do not have any more. then you see the syrian ambassador at the u.n. laughing when a journalist asked him -- peter: truly a shocking moment. maissun: asking, mr. ambassador, did you target the hospitals yesterday? he just laughed and walked away. you think it has been moving from bad to worse for the last five years. every day, we reach a worse condition. i do not know if we are going to have an end anytime soon. peter: after five and a

syria is in year seven. [inaudible] >> when there are most -- multiplicity factors that called it takes longer the third was outside intervention in the military or political. military intervention of the scale necessary to actually end the conflict is technically possible but then whoever does that is going to be left holdinb a very, very heavy bag with all of the unintended consequencesnn and i don't think united states nor for that matter russia or any other actors prepared to do that. at least in effect outside powers, the united nations and others trying to put in place and as necessary imposed some kind of political resolution. that's a we've been working because we see that as the best way to try to in this. >> thank you. i always appreciate my friend senator murphy's comments and perspective, and i think hubris certainly is something that can be the downfall of all of us. i will say that hubris also from the standpoint of making big statement of what the united states is going to do raises people's e

syria reaffirms that israel's aggressive policies do not only threaten syria, but the whole region, especially given israel's nuclear arsenal. we have stressed time and again the need to compel israel to join the treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons and other treaties on weapons of mass destruction and to subject its nuclear installations to the oversight of the international atomic energy agency. syria stresses the right of state to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. we have always called for creating a wmd-free zone in the middle east. in fact, we have efficiently and responsibly eliminated all chemical weapons in syria in cooperation with the joint mission of the organizations for the prohibition of chemical weapons and the united nations. in this regard, syria reiterates its readiness to continue cooperation with the joint investigation mechanism, as well as to continue the syrian-relevant investigations in this regard. mr. president, we congratulate cuba and iran on reaching agreements to lift the embargo imposed on them, and we look forward to their implementation

iyer vc commanders have died fighting in syria and i ran has launched intelligence to support syria and russia targeting to mobilize hezbollah. there must be consequences for these actions and there are plenty of tools we have at our disposal. i reject utterly false narratives that i ran in russia's activities in syria are constants.counterterrorism had i look forward to hearing from you mr. blinken on what actions the united states are considering, what are our options? turning to our practice for a moment if i might account her plight is just the first step in starting stability and i'm cautiously optimistic that military options can push out and down the military operations or want to raise the alarm bell about winning the peace. i think we will win the war but can we win the peace? iraqi leaders and bag dad must get their act together. the political infighting and maturing and still no confidence at leaders in baghdad erbil and other potential battles are prepared to put the iraqi people first. we know that the iraqi security forces, the kurdish forces another forces cannot fighter

the blame game over syria is escalating. russia is denied accusations it was behind a deadly airstrike on a convoy delivering aid to syria. in fact, moscow's as a u.s. predator drone was flying over the area when the trucks were hit. this comes as the un security council is holding a crisis meeting on syria's civil war. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has called for grounding all planes in key areas, no-fly zones, in a bid to save what is left of the truth. reporter: russia claims this video is proof. the attack on the aid convoy in syria came from the ground, not from the air, and moscow says the drone footage shows and under rubble vehicle moving alongside -- an armed rebel vehicle moving alongside the convoy near aleppo. with investigations ongoing, russia and the u.s. clashed over the issue at the united nations security council. "many said that it could have been a rocket or artillery shelling. that is what the initial reports were. then helicopters and warplanes were mentioned. so i think we need to refrain from emo

the civil war in syria is not about us. nor can it be solved solely by us but it changes our security and strategic interests and our moral values. so we are working to leverage our country's unique capacity to mobilize others to end the civil war and contend with its consequences even as we leave the international coalition to counter and ultimately defeat daesh. we're also working to facilitate aid to millions of civilians to try to reduce human suffering the civil war enjennered. our primary task is to defeat daesh which poses the most immediate threat to our citizens, to our country, to our al lined and partners. . we have built an international quoelgs 67 partners. we devised a comprehensive strategy to attack dash at its core in iraq and syria, dismantle financing and recruitment networks, stop its external operations and confront its affiliates. we are implementing that strategy and succeeding. our campaign is liberating territory from daesh cutting off its financing, combating its narrative, an louing citizens to re

did conduct an air strike earlier today in eastern syria. and about 25 minutes into the series of air strikes they got a call from the russians saying stop it, you're hitting syrian forces. the u.s. withdrew, no more air strikes in that area. now, as bad as that is, the additional impact of this is what will it mean for the cessation of hostilities. this of course is the agreement that secretary of state john kerry is trying to get to the finish line with the syrian government and the russian government to try to cease hostilities in western syria, if you will, aleppo, to stop the bombing and killing of civilians. but with this event, it could prove to be very difficult. the agreement itself could be hanging in the balance tonight, we don't know how the russians and the syrian regime will react further to this. very difficult situation. the u.s. military is pointing out that in their view, they want people to understand in a it is a mistake. they do not target syrian forces, they are targeting and fighting isis. there is no authorization fro

if you want to test weapons, go to syria. no one no one actually would mind about that because there are so many people who don't actually know what has blood was doing there. then, the reinforcement? , one of the most important things that i think took place is them emerging as one force. has blood, even before they trained the shiite militia in iraq, they bestow some other other. [inaudible] when you fight together and bleed together there's a relationship that can be broken. i'm thinking, wait a a minute. if i'm a fighter and i have a friend from iraq, and my friend sees me fighting the idf, getting hammered thinking wait a minute, there is the chance of reinforcement from different malicious. militias. that will extend more to the fight against israel. that something also to keep in mind that was sort of the military lesson. i want to talk little bit more about the shift. [inaudible] >> they join the fight against the idf but then something happens. first you have to remember, there's significant losses. 1600 casualties,

we are grateful for their many efforts with respect to syria. and i would like to introduce the u.n. special envoy. >> thank you very much. it has been a long day. and good results. i will read a statement which is representing the position of the u.n. with your permission rather than talking off-the-cuff. the u.n. welcomes the understanding and announced today by survey lavrov and secretary of state john kerry. this understanding regards the cessation of hostilities in syria so that the departed can return to talks with humanitarian acts and the cessation of hostilities against -- again. we also welcome the fact that the russian federation and the united states of america are prepared to work together to defeat daesh. the united nation's hopes and believes that the political will that led to this understanding is sustained. it creates a real window of opportunity which all relevant actors in the region and beyond should face to put the crisis on -- in syria on a different path and reduce the violence. let me be clear, you have been asking me an

>> what happened to syria? there's some not good things happening in syria right now. america is a safe place for them to be. >> reporter: no one could have predicted what was about to happen in towns across america when terror strikes around the world. >> we're letting in people that can potentially hurt our society as a whole. >> reporter: and all of it comes after this. that haunting picture of a syrian boy. his body washing up on the beach. the humanitarian crisis exploding. what to do with the syrian refugees? just weeks after that searing image last september, we were there when halah's family arrived on that flight to america. >> i'm very happy from my bottom to be an american. >> reporter: a crash course on life in america. >> vaccination records, lease agreements -- >> reporter: world relief. a resettlement agency. how not to flood the dishwasher. how to use the washer and dryer. how to get to walmart. we notice a smile when she discovers a familiar spice. then there's halah who was taking it all in. >> which one do you like? this is where the buses will stop,

lyse: the past in syria is hard to escape. grandmother's kitchen smells like home and brings back memories. >> thank god we are here. i feel happy. it makes me sad to remember family still suffering in syria and lebanon. lyse: food helps build new memories. a picnic in the park. and a warm welcome for more of the family's canadian sponsors. their group raised enough money to support the abdullahs for a year. everyone at this gathering is doing something similar. you do hear critical voices, but for now, the public mood is largely positive. it is so striking just how different the mood is here than much of europe, but then, much of our candidate is -- much about canada is different. every syrian family here was vetted and welcomed by canadian families. they have not seen the kind of attacks here that have created such fear across europe. when you look at this coming have to ask with this engagement, could it be adopted somewhere else? -- enly in this crowd, a family i know from syria. it has been more than two years. their live

clearly in syria, they have shown -- by the way, syria the only country in the region where they have any friends anyway. if you set aside iran. they're showing that they're willing to do what it takes to protect their one friend in the region. and russia has, you know -- russia's influence has been a factor in syria from the very beginning. the chemical weapons out of syria was only possible because of russia cooperation. and that's why secretary kerry is working so hard now to try to get something going with the russians to find some kind of managed transition that we can agree to with assad. i think clearly the next president and secretary clinton, if he is the next president is someone who understands putin as well as anyone understands russia, as well as any political leader and was at president obama's side for the first four years as we were working on these tough issues with the russians and getting a lot out of it. will approach this pragmatically, but also with determination that we're going to keep our alliances strong. we're going to sort of push back wherever russia is tr

syria reaffirms that israel's aggressive policies do not only threaten syria, but the whole region, especially given israel's nuclear arsenal. we have stressed time and again the need to compel israel to join the treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons and other treaties on weapons of mass destruction and to subject its nuclear installations to the oversight of the international atomic energy agency. syria stresses the right of state to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. we have always called for creating a wmd-free zone in the middle east. in fact, we have efficiently and responsibly eliminated all chemical weapons in syria in cooperation with the joint mission of the organizations for the prohibition of chemical weapons and the united nations. in this regard, syria reiterates its readiness to continue cooperation with the joint investigation mechanism, as well as to continue the syrian-relevant investigations in this regard. mr. president, we congratulate cuba and iran on reaching agreements to lift the embargo imposed on them, and we look forward to their implementation

way tor to try to find a end the carnage on the ground in syria.iously, i think it is a courageous decision. it is the right decision. putin has madet a decision to commit the resources to make sure the assad regime lives up to its obligations and to work with us. hopefully this can turn some things around. that is what we are working towards. with respect to north korea, we have made overtures after to the dictator of north korea. we have medically to him that we are prepared to talk about peace, peace on the peninsula, about food assistance, normal relationships with the world, a nonaggression pact. a host of different ingredients hehe will simply acknowledge is prepared to come to the table and talk about demilitarization and his responsibilities to the world. he has refused to do that again and again. yes indeed, last round of sanctions was the most biting senses is today. as you recall, it took a number of years and a fair number of rushing up the sanctions to bring iran to the table. ultimately, iran came to the table and negotiated because o

i want to bring in the syria angle. one of the things that struck me, because the russians are faced with these sanctions, and i think over time they're beginning to bite more and more, how do you get europeans off the sanctions train? one possible way, you intervene in syria, you find some way to end that war. i think that's what the negotiations are about. then you take credit for helping to stem the tide of all those migrants going into europe. you tell the europeans, look what we've done for you. you need to work with us. these sanctions, this is silly. all about crimea which was always part about russia. this is a silly argument. we need to be reasonable, rational people. everybody needs to recognize that russia, too, has certain prerogatives from a security perspective having neighbors they feel have interests that are constant with russian security needs. >> anything on that, john? >> no. i would say this discussion so far is making me feel even firmer in my initial comment that it's a complex world, things are n

>> send you back to syria. >> what happens if you go back to syria?>> how different is damascus from beruit? >> it's different. in damascus i was afraid of the government. some people died because they cursed the president. i left syria and found hope here and i screamed in the streets cursing all politicians and everything. it's all right. nobody is going to come arrest you. i really love this place with all my heart. >> is all of the chaos and the violence worth it for change? is it worth dying for? i mean, things were -- there was a order where you grew up. no freedom but order. would you go back to that? >> i don't think that there is anything worthy in the world of human blood. there is nothing more important than human being. >> you'd never be able to yell out loud. you would never be able to do the things that you're doing now. you'd go back. >> i was alive. >> you were alive? >> lots of people were alive. ice-t? what's with these people, man? lemonade, read the sign. lemonade. read it. ok. delicious. ice-t at a lemonade stand? surprising. what

president, events that are taking place in syria and in the middle east in general, but in syria and around the world, show an incredibly dangerous deterioration of american national security, of our standing in the world, and can have consequences that are far-reaching and very damaging to the united states of america. yesterday "the washington post" -- not known as a right-wing conservative periodical -- had an editorial entitled "whether or not the syrian cease-fire sticks, putin wins." "whether or not the syrian cease-fire sticks, putin wins." and then it begins by talking about the circumstances concerning what happened as this so-called agreement -- which according to "the new york times"icaid has been objected to -- today has been objected -- according to "the new york times" today has been objected to by the department of defense and other members of his own administration. "the washington post" editorial says "when russia launched its direct military intervention in syria a year ago, president obama predicted its own result would be a quag fire. instead the agreement struck

petersburg dominated by the conflict in syria. the leaders at this point unaware some of their computers had been infiltrated. for two months before that meeting, according to cyberresearch firm, e-mails had been sent to several ministries. they contained attachments which once opened downloaded malicious software allowing the hackers to spy on their targets. fireeye traced that hack to china. beijing denied any strinvolveme. it wasn't the first time the g20 was targeted. two years earlier, french government computers were affected with malware before a summit in paris. there was no conclusive evidence on who was behind it. >> definitely a major target for hackers. and nation state attackers. they're trying to steal data that can help them understand a government's negotiating position. >> spying at international gatherings is nothing new. the difference now, the internet makes it easier. >> in years past if you think about espionage, when it took play, it would cost any government an enormous amount of money. today for a minimal

is that the world, iraq, syria, iraq, syria, iraq, syria, iran. >> rose: where some of them is, you don't want to go into modernity. >> and-- . >> rose: its idea that they are fighting. >> the question becomes who is going to shape how history will judge this. at the end of the day, history is usually not defined by the people who are collapsing. who are collapsing noisily but collapsing it is defined by the winners. the rise of china will probably be the fundamental trend. in geo politics of our time. the rise of asia. who remembers the civil war which you know, hundreds and thousands upon millions of people died in nie dperia. you know, that happens, the trend lines that we shape it are the ones in which countries come from behind. to reshape their regions. >> great to have you here, pleasure. >> rose: far ease zakaria, thank you for joining us, see you next time. >> for more about this program and earlier episodes visit us online at pbs.org an charlie rose.com. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: funding for "char

i want to emphasize that the crisis in syria is enormously complex. it is still relatively simple at the same time. it is complex for reasons that we all understand. the number of stakeholders with different agendas. the wounds that haven't inflicted by years of fighting. the ideological divides. the urban and suburban war zones. the brutality of extremists. and the honorable actions of -- unwelcome actions of some outside powers. let me be clear, out of all of this complexity, there is a simple choice between war and peace. between human agony and humanitarian relief. between the continued disintegration of an ancient society and the rebirth of a modern nation. i want to thank the special envoy, who will hear from later in many governments from the -- and the many governments from the middle east and elsewhere who have been supportive. the religious and advocacy groups that have been working for years to aid victims and halt the fighting. today, serge lavrov and i, on behalf of our president and country, we call on every stakeholder to support our pl

we are seeing it play out in syria. that could indeed be a vision, the kind of horrific vision, if you cannot get it right in iraq, which is why it comes back again to politics. it comes back to a struggle, as bret said, a struggle for power and resources. yes, there is religion, ethnic issues, but it is really all about power and resources. charlie: i'm paraphrasing here, but who was it that said all it is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men and women to do nothing? gen. petraeus: yes, and in some respects, there's a lot more we could have done and are doned arguably should have along the way, and now i think it is imperative to do. charlie: thank you for coming. gen. petraeus: great to be with you. charlie: back in a moment. ♪ charlie: shimon peres died last night, after suffering a stroke two weeks ago. he was 93 years old. one of israel's last surviving founder fathers, he devoted his life to building the jewish state. born in poland, he served as israel's president in 2007 and 2014 and twice as prime mini

ground troops already on the ground in iraq and the 300 special operators in syria. this morning, a different tone. >> i said this again last night, i support the air campaign. i support special forces. i support enablers. i support surveillance, intelligence, and reconnaissance. >> reporter: donald trump responded, tweeting clinton gave a disastrous news conference to make up for her poor performance. >> secretary clinton, how can you expect those such as myself who are entrusted with america's most sensitive information to have any confidence if your leadership as president when you clearly corrupted our national security? >> reporter: clinton defended her handling of classified information, arguing it lacked clear markings. an e-mail exchange between her and former secretary of state colin powell released by democrats last night confirmed powell advised clinton how to use a private e-mail account. "be very careful. i got around it all by not saying much and not using systems that captured the data. you will find d.s. driving you crazy." today he issued a clarifica

a transition to peace in syria.ith russia missing from international talks, the viability of the plan remains in doubt. after a short break i will be back to take you through the day. stick around for that everybody. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪

i guess today he was talking about inaction in syria and he had inaction in syria. >> right. i mean, we remember that he drew a red line and that he called for air strikes and the congress rejected him and then we've watched the whole situation deteriorate and this is now a new normal where something like this is going on where the world stands by especially the united states in a position of leadership really paralyzed these last couple years from 2013. and it's gotten worse and worse and really he threw out some tough talk, i thought it was interesting today on russia, but the headline here is that we seem to be powerless in the face of russia's role here. they're in the driver's seat. and so he -- you know, he's running out the clock. he's leaving really soon. trump won't talk about this because he is sympathetic to russia or whatever his position is. it's not, you know, it's not the american position. it's not usually the republican position. and then hillary clinton because she doesn't want to be associated with a failed policy in the middle east, especially in syria, fr

i guess today he was talking about inaction in syria and he had inaction in syria. >> right. i mean, we remember that he drew a red line and that he called for air strikes and the congress rejected him and then we've watched the whole situation deteriorate and this is now a new normal where something like this is going on where the world stands by especially the united states in a position of leadership really paralyzed these last couple years from 2013. and it's gotten worse and worse and really he threw out some tough talk, i thought it was interesting today on russia, but the headline here is that we seem to be powerless in the face of russia's role here. they're in the driver's seat. and so he -- you know, he's running out the clock. he's leaving really soon. trump won't talk about this because he is sympathetic to russia or whatever his position is. it's not, you know, it's not the american position. it's not usually the republican position. and then hillary clinton because she doesn't want to be associated with a failed policy in the middle east, especially in syria, fr

this is five attacks in quick succession across syria. the death toll across the country is 48, by far the highest number of people killed in tartuf in two attacks. in the other attacks central syrian province of homs on the beirut damascus highway. was reported by islamic state's newsagency, although they did not confirm the attack. none of the attacks have been claimed by any group. that they arer coordinated attacks, but they bear the hallmarks of islamic state. the areas that were struck in the northeast and on the coast have been badly hit the 160 people were killed in may in multiple suicide attacks, and a portly, isis has been under pressure in recent weeks across syria. -- it only yesterday that prevents them from bringing manpower into syria. if they claim these attacks, it may be that they are trying to send a message saying that even though they have lost some control, they want to be taken seriously. , if that we can expect to see some statement today, if not tomorrow, if they are involved. annette: president obama's meeting o

did something about syria.y had nothing -- i mean, they in thet obliged negotiation with the russians. two years ago, for example, there were no bombings in the european country and other places rather than syria and iraq. three years ago, there wewere en know. -- five years, ago there were people seeking freedom and demonstrating peacefully and the streets. so the more you delay or the more the u.s. and the international community are late to do something to stop this ongoing massacre in syria, the more it has become -- amy: i would like to bring yasser munif into the conversation, professor at emerson college who specializes in grassroots movements in syria. he has made several trips there, most recently in 2015 when he visited the syrian-turkish border. he is a sociology professor at emerson college. could you talk about why you think the recent cease-fire between -- that was negotiated between the u.s. and russia in syria collapsed? >> thank you for having me. i think the main reason for the collapse is ini

a ceasefire is set to begin in syria's devastating civil war. ((kirsten joyce)) struck friday by russia and the u-s. with the ceasefire set to take effect -- many are withholding judgment for now. jomana karadesh has the story in jordan. jomana karadesh cnn: a day before the u.s and russia negotiators of hostilities is due to take effect in syria. that is on sundown on monday a day before the muslim hajjid celebration. there was no signs of let up in the violence activists we spoke to in rebel held eastern aleppo said on sunday bombardment and airstrikes continued in different neighborhoods in the city. dozens were killed and wounded in airstrikes on various neighborhoods on rebel held eastern aleppo. and the worst attack on saturday was in northwestern syria there activists said that there were airstrikes on very busy markets this is when people had gathered onto the market to prepare for the muslim hajjid they were shopping and an eyewitness we spoke to many of those were scorned, killed and wounded in the airstrike were women and children. th

and we're seeing it play out in syria. and that could, indeed, be a vision of what kind of horrific vision, if you can't get it right in iraq which is why it comes back again to politics. it comes back to a struggle, as brett said, a struggle for power and resources. yes, there is religion in here, ethnic issues in here, but it's really all about power and resources. >> rose: i'm parra phrasing here, but who was it that said all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men and women to do nothing. >> yes, yes, and in some respects, there is a lot more that we could have and arguably should have done. >> or have to do. >> along the way. and now i think it's an rose: general davidth you.. petraeus, back in a moment. shimon peres died last night after suffering a stroke two weeks ago. he was 93 years old. one of israel's last surviving founding fathers, peres devoted his life to building the jewish state. born in poland in 1-9d 23. he served asity real's president from 2007 to 2014, and tbies as the country's prime m

the lasty says it is chance to obtain peace in a united syria.r the assad regime with a wide range of opposition groups, will they hold their fire? aleppo has seen some of the fiercest fighting in this war and the middle east editor has sent us this report. jeremy: the further you drive north in syria, the more intense it becomes. this is the fragile link between damascus and aleppo. it reaches the aleppo suburbs. they were only driven back by syrian troops on the weekend. shelling was still going on, artillery hitting rebel positions. it has been a long, hot, and dangerous summer in aleppo. you can see it in the fabric of the city, the damage being done. the cease-fire is meant to stop all of that. since the fighting started in 2012, the west side of the city has been in their hands. -- government hands. armed opposition groups controlled east. four years of fighting have devastated aleppo. this gives an idea of the firepower of the syrian army and russian backers who have in -- been making gains around aleppo. one of the big questions is whethe

no deal was reached on syria. what happens next? what more do we know about this meeting between the presidents of u.s. and russia? >> in terms of that meeting that's going on this afternoon, that is closed to the press. in terms of the individual nitty gritty details of what those two men are talking about, we're not sure of yet. now, before this meeting happened, officials from both sides have said that this informal meeting was likely to happen and that the top of their agenda would likely be the ongoing conflicts in syria and ukraine. as you mentioned, within the last two hours or so, we have heard that talks between the united states and russia in terms of figuring out a new deal for the conflict to help ease the violence in syria, they have failed here at the g20 for the meantime. the differences are still very wide according to senior u.s. officials on both sides. now, in terms of what the differences are, whether they're more technical minuta details or whether they're still big, broad differences between both sides at the n

and russia on a deal in syria? we will have an update next. "are you okay?"yeah, i just got charged for my credit monitoring. that's how i know it"s working." "ah. you know you can go on creditkarma.com and check it out there. it's completely free." "really?" "yeah" "oh, that didn't hurt at all." "yeah, completely painless." "credit karma. give yourself some credit." >>> welcome back. 22 minutes past the hour. no deal. talks have concluded without a deal on military cooperation to target isis and other groups in syria. secretary of state john kerry and russian counterpart have been meeting on the sidelines in china at the g-20 summit to try to strike a deal. a u.s. official says there are still issues to resolve. cnn's jomana karadsheh is live in amman, jordan for us this labor day morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, christine. it is still unclear why these talks broke down. what the issue are that remain to be resolved between the u.s. and russian negotiators here. we heard from president obama yesterday saying there were grave differences that

and russia have interest inside syria.ould spiral out of control. >> it is already spiraling out of control. >> you have international terrorism, the refugee crisis. what we're seeing in syria now and the possibly 48 hours, i mean, russia and the syrian army are trying to send message. in particular to the united states. the question is, how many options, what kind of options does the united states have. i don't think many options at this stage. >> we had a map there showing how flex the conflict is. if we can bring that up so our viewers can get a sense of the conflict. the president there said -- and russia are convinced the ability to win a decisive victory. the u.s., of course, it is not. let's assume it is. could the regime, the current regime regain the crust, you think of really a battered nation? >> i doubt it very much. this is wishful thinking. the syrian government and allies can never ever regain the entire territories of syria, whether you're talking about the north or other parts. it's to basically make major

is that the world, or is the world iraq, syria. iraq, syria, iran.rlie: were some of the argument is, we don't want to go into modernity. fareed: the question is, who is going to shape -- at the end of the day, history is usually not defined by the losers. the people who are collapsing. they are collapsing noisily but collapsing. it is defined by the winners. the rise of china will be the fundamental trend. the rise of asia. who remembers the civil war where millions of people died in nigeria? that happens. the trend lines that reshape it or when countries come from behind, become powerful and reshape the regions. charlie: fareed zakaria, thank you for joining us. see you next time. ♪ mark: you are watching bloomberg west. let us begin with a check of your first word news. donald trump is attempting to clarify his original position on the iraq war. a day after being accused of flip-flopping, he spoke in cleveland. >> i opposed going in. and i opposed the way hillary clinton took us out. >> mrs. clinton will convene a meeting of national security advi

is that the world, or is the world iraq, syria. iraq, syria, iran.rlie: were some of the argument is, we don't want to go into my identity -- into modernity. is, who is question going to shape -- at the end of the day, history is usually not defined by the losers. the people who are collapsing. they are collapsing noisily but collapsing. it is defined by the winners. the rise of china will be the fundamental trend. the rise of asia. the civil war where millions of people died in nigeria? that happens. the trend lines that reshape it or when countries come from behind, become powerful and reshape the regions. thanke: fareed zakaria, you for joining us. see you next time. ♪ mark: i'm mark halperin. john: and i'm john heilemann. "with all due respect" to gary johnson, perhaps your question would be more appropriate in another setting. -- geography. >> this town was the end of the silk road. gary: what is aleppo? >> you are kidding. gary: no. ♪ john: we will take latebreaking swing state polls for 600, alex. this