King of Jordan worried about Syria's Chemical Weapons

"One of the worst-case scenarios, as we are trying to look for political solutions, would be if some of those chemical stockpiles would fall into unfriendly hands," he said.

What we need to know about Syria

Jordan's leader said that the big concern is whether the weapons could fall into the hands of groups like al Qaeda, which he said he believes is operating in parts of Syria.

And he said not knowing who exactly is on which side complicates matters, including discussions of arming the rebels.

Blitzer asked the king whether he thought it would be acceptable for al-Assad to flee to another country or if he wanted him to be tried for war crimes.

"If Bashar leaving the scene and exiting Syria brings a stop to the violence and creates a political transition -- that's a lesser of evils," he said.

Abdullah said the international community must consider that, if al-Assad were to leave, questions would arise over who would replace him and how that might affect the restoration of order in Syria.

"It's not so much the individual, it's the system, and does the system allow for political transition?" Abdullah said. "And that's where I have my doubts."

Next for Syria: Showdown or stalemate?

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This is the real nightmare of Syria. If Syrian Chemical Weapons get into the hands of Al Qaida or any other terrorist group as Assad falls not so gracefully from power it means those weapons could show up literally anywhere: Russia, China, the U.S. ,Europe, literally anywhere and this could be very horrific for any city on earth that meets this fate.