And again, you know, they're making the case that Assad has crossed the line in terms of use of chemical weapons use. But to me, The primary reason that this is in the national security interest of America is because of [the risk that] those chemical weapons possibly fall in the hands of Al Qaeda. They don't even seem willing to even talk about what they're prepared to prevent that from happening. Let me ask the answer a question for politicians is that many politicians are getting calls from their constituents, don't do it. (08:12–08:22)
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Asserts that preventing chemical weapons from falling into Al Qaeda's hands is a national security interest for America.
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