And what's unfortunate is I have not heard the administration, for my mind, make the real case of why this is in the national security interest of America. And from my standpoint, it's because of those chemical weapons stockpiles. We have rebel forces now infiltrated by Al Qaeda. What is to happen? What would happen if those chemical weapons fell in the hands of Al Qaeda backed rebels? I mean, to me that's the national security interest and we're not even addressing it. (00:57–01:01)
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Asserts that rebel forces in Syria are infiltrated by Al Qaeda.
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