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Let's get to The Fox Report chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt there's there's a little bit more going on here.
On Syria aside from these chemical weapons -- if -- looking -- so the question why now for US action the deputy national security advisor.
Ben Rhodes -- admitted.
That rebel losses on the -- in Syria.
-- at least as much to do with changing president Obama's calculus as did the use of chemical weapons listen.
It's particularly urgent right now in terms of this situation on the ground in some respect because we had seen.
Is -- and Iran.
Increase of their own involvement and the -- And Hezbollah fighters have made a very real difference joining president Assad's forces.
In the recent -- for the crucially important kind of who -- And winning that battle alongside.
The army all president -- sad and that by the way was a city -- that the rebels and held for something like one you know.
And our viewers will probably remember this -- -- -- fought Israel in the south of Lebanon and according to many.
Observers.
Israel lost now his ball was leader Hassan Nasrallah is speaking out on this yet he gave a speech.
In and one of -- stronghold south of Beirut Lebanon today I was televised for his supporters across the region.
He said that Hezbollah has made a calculated.
Decision.
To support president Assad of Syria and they will continue to do so according to David Shanker of the Washington institute that sort of support.
Makes a real difference listen.
The -- Assad regime continues to get the -- of international support it's getting from Russia.
Iran and Hezbollah than they could very well reverse some momentum entirely and win and this is not in our interest -- either.
And now you have Hezbollah Iran and for the moment at least Russia on one side of this conflict.
The US -- although western powers on the other.
And you have this major split between Sunni and Shia Muslims.
This whatever -- we choose ship the US it's not going to be easy and it's going to be very complicated Jonathan we did get word of Newton.
Let's get to The Fox Report chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt there's there's a little bit more going on here.
On Syria aside from these chemical weapons -- if -- looking -- so the question why now for US action the deputy national security advisor.
Ben Rhodes -- admitted.
That rebel losses on the -- in Syria.
-- at least as much to do with changing president Obama's calculus as did the use of chemical weapons listen.
It's particularly urgent right now in terms of this situation on the ground in some respect because we had seen.
Is -- and Iran.
Increase of their own involvement and the -- And Hezbollah fighters have made a very real difference joining president Assad's forces.
In the recent -- for the crucially important kind of who -- And winning that battle alongside.
The army all president -- sad and that by the way was a city -- that the rebels and held for something like one you know.
And our viewers will probably remember this -- -- -- fought Israel in the south of Lebanon and according to many.
Observers.
Israel lost now his ball was leader Hassan Nasrallah is speaking out on this yet he gave a speech.
In and one of -- stronghold south of Beirut Lebanon today I was televised for his supporters across the region.
He said that Hezbollah has made a calculated.
Decision.
To support president Assad of Syria and they will continue to do so according to David Shanker of the Washington institute that sort of support.
Makes a real difference listen.
The -- Assad regime continues to get the -- of international support it's getting from Russia.
Iran and Hezbollah than they could very well reverse some momentum entirely and win and this is not in our interest -- either.
And now you have Hezbollah Iran and for the moment at least Russia on one side of this conflict.
The US -- although western powers on the other.
And you have this major split between Sunni and Shia Muslims.
This whatever -- we choose ship the US it's not going to be easy and it's going to be very complicated Jonathan we did get word of Newton.