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there are pro assad people in damascus cheering for the assad rep regime. we heard from arab media that the strikes carried out on the chemical facilities and production plants and pentagon, that people are staying this was ineffective and limited strike. two of these strike locations are places that the israelis had struck in the past. and we are hearing from arab tv in the region that it was a limited strike and they are not doing much in the way of damage to the capabilities of the assad regime or even for the assad regime to carry out the war against the rebel and opposition forces in syria. what type of impact this has in terms of the willingness of the assad regime in the future is debated. the u.s. carried out 59 tomahawk missiles fired a year ago and that struck ought assad aircraft and capability. those analyst believe are more effective and limiting the assad regime to carry out strikes. the pentagon going after the production facilities. whether or not, kelly, whether it will limb his ability to carry out chemical strikes is it a question. that i
there are pro assad people in damascus cheering for the assad rep regime. we heard from arab media that the strikes carried out on the chemical facilities and production plants and pentagon, that people are staying this was ineffective and limited strike. two of these strike locations are places that the israelis had struck in the past. and we are hearing from arab tv in the region that it was a limited strike and they are not doing much in the way of damage to the capabilities of the assad...
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bashar al assad on a plate. they don't have that kind of influence. they have some influence this syria, for sure. but they don't control syria, and they don't control or micro manage everything that bashar al assad does. >> former u.s. ambassador to syria, robert ford, and congressman adrian espana, we appreciate that. that wraps up this hour of msnbc live. >>> in a moment, "a.m. joy" will pick up on the very latest in the syria strikes. stay with us. david. what's going on? oh hey! ♪ that's it? yeah. that's it? everybody two seconds! "dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance..." through the tuition assistance program, every day mcdonald's helps more people go to college. it's part of our commitment to being america's best first job. with a class leading 31mpgs nx combined estimate. lease the 2018 nx 300 and nx 300 all wheel drive for these terms. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. i'm all about my bed
bashar al assad on a plate. they don't have that kind of influence. they have some influence this syria, for sure. but they don't control syria, and they don't control or micro manage everything that bashar al assad does. >> former u.s. ambassador to syria, robert ford, and congressman adrian espana, we appreciate that. that wraps up this hour of msnbc live. >>> in a moment, "a.m. joy" will pick up on the very latest in the syria strikes. stay with us. david. what's...
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assad got reckless and used it in a way that was far more aggressive. we have to be very conscious of the fact that we can't allow even the smallest use of chemical weapons, that's why you saw the president strike this past weekend, that's why you saw him expel 60 russian spies after the attack in salsbury, this easily could happen in the united states if we are not smart and if we are not conscious of what's happening and so this was a message sent to assad, we will see how smart he is. chris: but to press my point, if i may, are you saying that going forward there's zero tolerance of any use of chemical weapons will trigger military response? >> i don't think there's any way that i can answer that. we don't know what he's going to do, the level of what he's going to do or anything else. i will tell you that the president is watching and the national security team is ready, so basically we will watch his actions. he now dictates his life and he dictates what happens between the united states, our allies and his regime and so hopefully he's gotten the m
assad got reckless and used it in a way that was far more aggressive. we have to be very conscious of the fact that we can't allow even the smallest use of chemical weapons, that's why you saw the president strike this past weekend, that's why you saw him expel 60 russian spies after the attack in salsbury, this easily could happen in the united states if we are not smart and if we are not conscious of what's happening and so this was a message sent to assad, we will see how smart he is. chris:...
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the president giving the assad regime a warning. listen. >> the purpose of our actions tonight is to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread and use of chemical weapons. establishing this deterrent is a vital national security interest of the united states. the combined american, british and french response to these atrocities will integrate all instruments of our national power -- military, economic, an diplomatic. we are prepared to sustain this response until the syrian regime stops its use of prohibited chemical agents. >> the strikes carried out by u.s. navy ships and b-1 bombers and british tornado fighter jets. joseph dunfort had more. >> we conducted strikes that will result in a long-term degradation of syria's ability to deploy chemical weapons. important information was destroyed. they will lose years of research and development data, expensive equipment and chemical weapons precursors. it's not only a strong message to the regime but inflected maximum damage without unnecessary risk to innocent civili
the president giving the assad regime a warning. listen. >> the purpose of our actions tonight is to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread and use of chemical weapons. establishing this deterrent is a vital national security interest of the united states. the combined american, british and french response to these atrocities will integrate all instruments of our national power -- military, economic, an diplomatic. we are prepared to sustain this response until the...
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president trump denouncing assad and now praising the u.s. military for what he calls a perfectly executed attack reading mission accomplished. and british prime minister tourism a dispenser nation's role in the strikes and she's pointing the finger at russia of failing to hold the syrian regime accountable for its use of chemical weapons. and residents take to the streets in damascus in a show of defiance as syria's president says the strikes will only increase his country's resolve the quote pockets russia terrorism and every inch of the nation. being. unhappy clawson welcome to the program the united states and its allies britain and france have carried out air strikes on suspected chemical weapons facilities in syria u.s. president trump says they were in response to last week's alleged gas attack in the syrian town of duma which left dozens of civilians debt missiles began hitting targets in or around the cities of damascus and homs within minutes of his announcement. the cells launched would syria from the u.s. navy ship part of a wave
president trump denouncing assad and now praising the u.s. military for what he calls a perfectly executed attack reading mission accomplished. and british prime minister tourism a dispenser nation's role in the strikes and she's pointing the finger at russia of failing to hold the syrian regime accountable for its use of chemical weapons. and residents take to the streets in damascus in a show of defiance as syria's president says the strikes will only increase his country's resolve the quote...
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assad still remains in power. there's no question he continues to have an arsenal of chemical weapons. i think the real question about whether or not this strike was worth while will be determined in the future, not the present. >> so you're sure that he still has a stockpile of chemical weapons? >> i don't think there's much question but that he would not have put all of his chemical weapons in one place. he's distributed those chemical weapons throughout his country. that's been his approach as long as i can remember. >> and so what do you make, what would be the next step? you know, president trump overnight talked on wednesday when he announced -- on friday when he addressed the american people about all of the tools at america's, military and economic and diplomatic, that it would be sustained if assad crosses the line again. i guess all of the leaders said that the ball is in assad's court and to an extent russia's court. do you think they'll do it again, whack him again if he uses these weapons again? >> i
assad still remains in power. there's no question he continues to have an arsenal of chemical weapons. i think the real question about whether or not this strike was worth while will be determined in the future, not the present. >> so you're sure that he still has a stockpile of chemical weapons? >> i don't think there's much question but that he would not have put all of his chemical weapons in one place. he's distributed those chemical weapons throughout his country. that's been...
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it reacted to assad's continuing wbd use, and now they have to see what assad is going to do next. >> nicholas kristof, we know the president wanted a stronger and quicker action, quicker than this. did he get what he want said, the president? >> it sounds like he did not. it sounds like he made a speech that reflected his larger ambitions when he talked about that sustained attack. but in fact what seems to have unfolded so far as you're going with what secretary mattis described was more limited. and i think that reflects the fact when you're in the white house situation room it's very easy to plan massive campaigns. if you are in the pentagon you remember in 1999 when we were bombing bellgrade in the kosovo operation it was hard to imagine what might go wrong and then we hit the chinese embassy and all of a sudden we had a crisis with china on our hands. and particularly now the it's so sensitive with russia, with iran. i felt reassured when i heard secretary mattis talk about the constraints of the operation, the fact it would not be sustained in any meaningful way. >> how likely
it reacted to assad's continuing wbd use, and now they have to see what assad is going to do next. >> nicholas kristof, we know the president wanted a stronger and quicker action, quicker than this. did he get what he want said, the president? >> it sounds like he did not. it sounds like he made a speech that reflected his larger ambitions when he talked about that sustained attack. but in fact what seems to have unfolded so far as you're going with what secretary mattis described...
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that there tenuous in support of assad? >> well in the past we've always notified moscow when having action we gave them time they moved ships out of the harbor moved their plane every step was taken to mitigate civilian casualties look at timing of the strikes, it was between 3:00 to 4:00 a.m. civilian populations kind of -- >> we did right steps. >> i got to ask you, your very involved in the outcome in syria grateful this president took action but you are saying this morning you don't think necessarily it has enough russian iraround assad declaring victory. why do you say that i want to thank the united states of america the brave men and women who undertook this mission the president of the united states standing up against war crimes unfortunately assad is creating his people around damascus declaring victory because it they are saying it wasn't hard enough they coupled something harder assad regime also will continue to use barrel bomb weapons against civilians syrians safe from chemical weapons continue to be in dang
that there tenuous in support of assad? >> well in the past we've always notified moscow when having action we gave them time they moved ships out of the harbor moved their plane every step was taken to mitigate civilian casualties look at timing of the strikes, it was between 3:00 to 4:00 a.m. civilian populations kind of -- >> we did right steps. >> i got to ask you, your very involved in the outcome in syria grateful this president took action but you are saying this...
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tonight for the two governments most responsible for supporting equipping and financing the criminal assad regime to iran and to russia i ask what kind of a nation wants to be associated with the mass murder of innocent men women and children the nations of the world can be judged by the friends they keep no nation can succeed in the long run by promoting rogue states brutal tyrants and murderous dictators last night british french and american armed forces conducted coordinated and targeted strikes to degrade the syrian regime's chemical weapons capability and deter the use this was not about interfering in a civil war and it was not about regime change as i discussed with president trump and president macra it was a limited targeted and effective strike with clear boundaries that expressly sought to avoid escalation and did everything possible to prevent civilian casualties we would have preferred an alternative path but on this occasion there is none. we can also now the use of chemical weapons to become normalized or russia has warned they would be consequences for the attacks present
tonight for the two governments most responsible for supporting equipping and financing the criminal assad regime to iran and to russia i ask what kind of a nation wants to be associated with the mass murder of innocent men women and children the nations of the world can be judged by the friends they keep no nation can succeed in the long run by promoting rogue states brutal tyrants and murderous dictators last night british french and american armed forces conducted coordinated and targeted...
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chemical weapons were used in at least chlorine and that they've been used by the regime of bashar assad in the charlottesville we're looking very very seriously because you go situation in. which you have these folks who feel happy to. have the world produce those in a position like king george johnson would look germany will notice that it's a pain and i don't muscle military action but i want to stress again that no decision has been made on that in that we acknowledge and support that everything has to be done to signal that this use of chemical weapons is unacceptable and mr. nick thought no one authorized western leaders to take the role of the world's police and at the same time investigating this prosecutors judges into execution is crazy. so we begin the day with a crisis over syria u.s. president donald trump or so far held off on his threat to bomb the assad regime after last weekend's suspected poison gas attack but his allies do seem to be rallying round after an emergency cabinet meeting britain's prime minister theresa may said her government agreed on the need to take act
chemical weapons were used in at least chlorine and that they've been used by the regime of bashar assad in the charlottesville we're looking very very seriously because you go situation in. which you have these folks who feel happy to. have the world produce those in a position like king george johnson would look germany will notice that it's a pain and i don't muscle military action but i want to stress again that no decision has been made on that in that we acknowledge and support that...
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what was the message to assad? you can do as you please and be in charge as long as you don't use chemical weapons? that is the message. you need to steer clear of anything that is chemical weapons or biological. clearly,... anything that is chemical weapons or biological. clearly, . .. (audio problems). we will try and stick with you and see how we get on. how is the point? surely the syrians wa nt is the point? surely the syrians want more than this surgical strike. they want something more substantive. absolutely. that is the whole thing. the rebels have been there for so many years and will continue. the people of a syria are suffering and to see this and say this is not good enough. i don't think anybody had any expectation that this would go the way they preferred it to go. they all knew it would be a limited strike against chemical weapons facilities. what is so terrible about accepting president assad at the helm in syria? because, president assad at the helm in syria ? because, of president assad at the he
what was the message to assad? you can do as you please and be in charge as long as you don't use chemical weapons? that is the message. you need to steer clear of anything that is chemical weapons or biological. clearly,... anything that is chemical weapons or biological. clearly, . .. (audio problems). we will try and stick with you and see how we get on. how is the point? surely the syrians wa nt is the point? surely the syrians want more than this surgical strike. they want something more...
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assad is a war criminal. so the question is now are we just going to launch missiles again, which, of course, assad and the russians will ignore, or is the united states prepared to deal with the fact that there's a war criminal running syria? i don't know if president trump has the understanding of foreign policy to deal with this kind of problem. >> he is pointing fingers at russia though. he is tweeting russian president putin's name condemning him directly. that is a change. >> that's a change, but what's the follow-through? i mean, it's really important that we stand up to russia, but here's the challenge. look at what we've been saying about russia for a year. we send the missiles in to say to russia, don't do this with assad, don't let him do this and then our president talks about putin as if he's a good -- he's a good man, as if we shouldn't be worried about him. only lately has the u.s. government been able to put pressure on russia. the fact of the matter is all the authoritarians around the world
assad is a war criminal. so the question is now are we just going to launch missiles again, which, of course, assad and the russians will ignore, or is the united states prepared to deal with the fact that there's a war criminal running syria? i don't know if president trump has the understanding of foreign policy to deal with this kind of problem. >> he is pointing fingers at russia though. he is tweeting russian president putin's name condemning him directly. that is a change. >>...
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animal assad would have been history. president trump acknowledged or realized he is laying out a red line himself and he is being hypocritical in his tweets? >> i would say this is the latest in years of confusing and contradictory statements of syria coming from citizen trump and now president trump. that message and approach is a hallmark of the president's syria policy. some days he is for a tough humanitarian response and some days he says it is not our problem. some days he says we will kill isis. some day he says we will get out. this overall strategic confusion is what undermines the effectiveness of the u.s. policy in the region in my view. you know, the bottom line here is that nobody understands what president trump is willing to do and what he will do and in that vacu vacuum, other actors are advancing. this is not the first chemical strike by the assad regime in syria since president trump struck last year. he has been doing it the whole time. the message the assad regime and others have gotten there will not
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>> it's up to assad. if assad acts again with chemical weapons, withere will a response from this pentagon and this administration. the line we hear here, sustained, legitimate and proportional. >> bill, your thoughts on this very concept of one-off being sustained and the perception from the middle east? >> reporter: well, as hans was saying, all the allies are singing from the same hymn sheet. the french foreign minister said exactly the same thing today, that if he uses chemical weapons again, then we will take -- we reserve the right to take military action again. the one thing that isn't quite clear is what is the red line? what kind of poison gas? is it any kind of poison gas? is it just sarin? is it chlorine? we're not clear on that but i think locked and loaded from nikki haley tells us all we need to know. >> i'm joined by the best in the business. thank you all three. so now that the strikes have been carried out, the question that is being asked, what is next. coming up, the president's strateg
>> it's up to assad. if assad acts again with chemical weapons, withere will a response from this pentagon and this administration. the line we hear here, sustained, legitimate and proportional. >> bill, your thoughts on this very concept of one-off being sustained and the perception from the middle east? >> reporter: well, as hans was saying, all the allies are singing from the same hymn sheet. the french foreign minister said exactly the same thing today, that if he uses...
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and nato to not take action against russia and assad. host: deborah is on our democratic line from kansas. caller: i just want to say, she just said that she thought that people were asking if syria started it or if president trump is doing it. she indicated they have some proof that syria is starting this. i trust president trump. cautious and very safety he has americans' at best. i think syria probably is doing it. i really like him. i hope it goes well. host: what about that? act,nited states did making a military strike is one of the most important things a president has to do. what is your reaction? guest: this is a president that does not fundamentally want to be engaged in additional military conflict in the middle east and signaled his desire to withdraw from syria. it is important and noteworthy that president trump made the difficult decision to undertake this kind of military action, and it is difficult decisions like that in upholding international norms in the prohibition of this type of egregious violence that makes us the
and nato to not take action against russia and assad. host: deborah is on our democratic line from kansas. caller: i just want to say, she just said that she thought that people were asking if syria started it or if president trump is doing it. she indicated they have some proof that syria is starting this. i trust president trump. cautious and very safety he has americans' at best. i think syria probably is doing it. i really like him. i hope it goes well. host: what about that? act,nited...
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none of that means that they have figured out what to do about bashar al assad. i don't think they like bashar al assad, but how to get him out, it's not clear the americans can do that now anyway. >> you brought the issue of russia into this, and i wanted to pick up on that because today the syrian president was meeting with russian enadvice. how do you think the air strikes that we saw over the weekend impact russia's role at all in syria? does this incline them or push them to double down? does this make them somewhat reserved and staying supportive of the assad regime? >> well, they will be supportive of the assad regime whether or not we strike in order to deter chemical weapons. you know, the strikes actually have the perverse effect of increasing russian leverage and influence over bashar al assad. bashar al assad needs the russians more, and, in fact, there are reports today that the syrian government is asking the russians urgently for more modern updated air defense systems. surface-to-air missiles, show in a sense it may help the russians influence ass
none of that means that they have figured out what to do about bashar al assad. i don't think they like bashar al assad, but how to get him out, it's not clear the americans can do that now anyway. >> you brought the issue of russia into this, and i wanted to pick up on that because today the syrian president was meeting with russian enadvice. how do you think the air strikes that we saw over the weekend impact russia's role at all in syria? does this incline them or push them to double...
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the british could have planted that and blamed it on assad. i ain't no assad fan. they need to get rid of him. israel could have done it. i was listening to a man on coast-to-coast the other night, and he was saying that all these countries, saudi arabia, israel, england, the united states, all they want is war. i like trump, but this one here, i got a big question on it. they should have taken time. i can understand doing a launch, but they should have taken time to research this. ide groups are saying that the use of chemical weapons in syria is no longer unusual. ," says ayork times suspected chemical attack that killed thousands through a retaliatory strike from president trump, but if chemical weapons were used in the attack, which president trump blamed on the syrian government as well as russian and iranian allies, it would be the latest in such a string of attacks in syria in the last five years. syria, russia, and iran have all denied the government used syrian -- chemical weapons. internationalt commission of inquiry on syrian arab republic says it is con
the british could have planted that and blamed it on assad. i ain't no assad fan. they need to get rid of him. israel could have done it. i was listening to a man on coast-to-coast the other night, and he was saying that all these countries, saudi arabia, israel, england, the united states, all they want is war. i like trump, but this one here, i got a big question on it. they should have taken time. i can understand doing a launch, but they should have taken time to research this. ide groups...
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president assad, time and again in recent yea rs, president assad, time and again in recent years, has been defiant, vowing, even against their wishes at times of his ally russia, in saying that he will take back every inch of syrian territory. he has been saying that again today, saying that these airstrikes make him even more determined to crush his opponents. they are saying tonight that all of eastern ghouta, that last suburb on the edge of damascus that was under rebel control, is now back in the hands of the syrian army and government agencies. the next target, widely expected, will be the province in northern syria that is largely under rebel control, and thatis largely under rebel control, and that is idlib. so there are still areas controlled by the syrian opposition but they have no kind of territorial foothold to be able to challenge president assad's rule. the big question is, when do you say, to use the phrase that you and many others have used, when is the war over? there is a great fear that when this war begins to draw to a close, at least in terms of the territorial ba
president assad, time and again in recent yea rs, president assad, time and again in recent years, has been defiant, vowing, even against their wishes at times of his ally russia, in saying that he will take back every inch of syrian territory. he has been saying that again today, saying that these airstrikes make him even more determined to crush his opponents. they are saying tonight that all of eastern ghouta, that last suburb on the edge of damascus that was under rebel control, is now back...
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and while that happens, president assad is almost ina sense, happens, president assad is almost in a sense, on a still free to use weapons as brutal as barrel bombs which he has been using since the start of the war. and civilians are still being killed. the rebels are still being killed. the rebels are still being killed. the rebels are still being slaughtered, in assets. the message is it you can kill but not with chemical weapons. the estimated half a million people who have died over the last seven years have died over the last seven years have not died from chemical weapons. they are from artillery or aircraft oi’ they are from artillery or aircraft or barrel bombs at missiles, rockets, gunfire. the real tragedy is that assad still has licence to kill as many as he wants. is there any way to bring the side of say the united states and russia, for example, who are willing to accept a syria with assad still at the helm at some point and the rebels who see that as they redline. we shall not come to the table is assad is here in any shape orform. come to the table is assad is here
and while that happens, president assad is almost ina sense, happens, president assad is almost in a sense, on a still free to use weapons as brutal as barrel bombs which he has been using since the start of the war. and civilians are still being killed. the rebels are still being killed. the rebels are still being killed. the rebels are still being slaughtered, in assets. the message is it you can kill but not with chemical weapons. the estimated half a million people who have died over the...
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to say at peaceful syria with assad as its head,it peaceful syria with assad as its head, it would not be accepted by the people and it doesn't make sense. there must bejustice the people and it doesn't make sense. there must be justice and accountability in order to ensure a sta ble accountability in order to ensure a stable country. hundreds of people have been attending protests in budapest. it was against the theft of the election. it might be the beginning to the resistance of viktor orban's rule. thousands of people marched to the parliament to voice their anger with last week's election result. blanket on the electoral system. they blamed it on his domination of the media and they called for new elections. for me,... translation: if we do not fight in an unified way, then we do not want another 100 years of oppression or eastern pressure and we do not want to see another wave of retaliation like in 18118. to see another wave of retaliation like in 1848. week, the people, have to stand up now and show are power. i hope we are rewriting history. which one of his opponents proteste
to say at peaceful syria with assad as its head,it peaceful syria with assad as its head, it would not be accepted by the people and it doesn't make sense. there must bejustice the people and it doesn't make sense. there must be justice and accountability in order to ensure a sta ble accountability in order to ensure a stable country. hundreds of people have been attending protests in budapest. it was against the theft of the election. it might be the beginning to the resistance of viktor...
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regime in the western strikes were a fast as long as assad stayed in power. just a while ago i spoke to danny makki a british syrian freelance journalist and damascus i asked him to describe the moments when the airstrikes hit the city. but it was quite a lot at about four thirty in the morning a series of different strikes on areas within the camp the syrian capital damascus awoke me into work most of the residents of this of this capital city initially around ten different rockets were landed within areas within the vicinity of the capital in eastern damascus and that is a research facility called bettas it where it's known to have had a history of of the related chemical weapons. program of production another strike this was a reported in a military airport and lastly the final area which was stark if there was a research facility and it's a huge complex of numerous buildings military academies aboard trees and that was in the western part of the city just a stone's throw away from the area which i'm currently based an initial the initial reaction from res
regime in the western strikes were a fast as long as assad stayed in power. just a while ago i spoke to danny makki a british syrian freelance journalist and damascus i asked him to describe the moments when the airstrikes hit the city. but it was quite a lot at about four thirty in the morning a series of different strikes on areas within the camp the syrian capital damascus awoke me into work most of the residents of this of this capital city initially around ten different rockets were landed...
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regime and to join us condemn the assad regime and to join us in ourfirm resolve condemn the assad regime and to join us in our firm resolve to prevent chemical weapons from being used again. we want our provider military update. good evening, i amjoined by brigadier general montague, and our british tache. secretary mattis has just outlined the policy and legal framework was knights strike in syria. at 9pm eastern standard time french and the british and us forces struck targets in syria in support of president's trump objected to deter the future use of chemical weapons. our forces are integrated throughout the planning and execution of the operation. the targets that were struck and destroyed were specifically associated with the syrian regime's chemical weapons programme. we also selected targets that would minimise the risk to innocent civilians. the first target was a scientific research centre located in the greater the mascot area. this military facility was a syrian ce ntre military facility was a syrian centre for the research, development, production and testing of chemical and
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state department says it has evidence that links bashar al assad's government to the attack and we can say that the syrian government was behind this attack we talked about this the other day the white house says address this as well. we know that this was a chemical weapon that was used in syria the exact kind or the mix that we are still looking into there are some television shows out there in the united states that have started to ask well why aren't we releasing all this intelligence information right now a lot of the stuff is classified at this point so those things we're going to hold pretty close to the vast. right let's go live now to our correspondent alan fischer who's awaiting with the rest of the world no doubt to hear what the president has to say well we're expecting him to walk into the diplomatic room in the white house to address the nation in less than sixty seconds we know that the national security council met at the white house just a few hours ago we know that nikki haley who is the union buster who also sits in the n.s.c. left the white house a couple of hours a
state department says it has evidence that links bashar al assad's government to the attack and we can say that the syrian government was behind this attack we talked about this the other day the white house says address this as well. we know that this was a chemical weapon that was used in syria the exact kind or the mix that we are still looking into there are some television shows out there in the united states that have started to ask well why aren't we releasing all this intelligence...
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that he's chlorine and that they've been used one by the regime of bashar assad in the better it will be very very seriously very close to the whole situation. to see what happens for those who feel happy to. have the whole world producers in a position doing good shelter with germany when you don't you know just sit back and i think awful military action but i want to stress again that no decision has been made on this that we acknowledge and support that everything has to be done to signal that this use of chemical weapons is an acceptable mr. nuked or no one authorized western leaders to take the role of the world's police and at the same time investigators prosecutors judges into execution and storage. so we begin the day with a crisis over syria u.s. president donald trump or so far held off on his threat to bomb the assad regime after last weekend's suspected poison gas attack but his allies do seem to be rallying round after an emergency cabinet meeting britain's prime minister theresa may said her government agreed on the need to take action to deter the further use of chemica
that he's chlorine and that they've been used one by the regime of bashar assad in the better it will be very very seriously very close to the whole situation. to see what happens for those who feel happy to. have the whole world producers in a position doing good shelter with germany when you don't you know just sit back and i think awful military action but i want to stress again that no decision has been made on this that we acknowledge and support that everything has to be done to signal...
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from donald trump to bashar al assad and his russian masters. firing more than 100 missiles into the heart of syria's chemical weapons program. >> i spoke to the president this morning. he said if the syrian regime uses this poisonous gas again, the united states is locked and loaded. >> reporter: defense secretary james mattis in the late night pentagon briefing not shutting the door to future military action but also not saying what would lead to more air strikes. >> right now this is a one time shot and i believe itd sent a very strong message to dissuade him from doing this again. >> reporter:-shortly after these horrific videos emerged of an april 7th chemical weapons attack in a damascus suburb that the pentagon began planning for military strikes. the target list, a chemical research center in damascus and two chemical weapons in equipment storage facilities located west of homes. the pentagon said there were no reports of civilian casualties and all the military objectives for this strike were achieved. >> i believe we took the heart of
from donald trump to bashar al assad and his russian masters. firing more than 100 missiles into the heart of syria's chemical weapons program. >> i spoke to the president this morning. he said if the syrian regime uses this poisonous gas again, the united states is locked and loaded. >> reporter: defense secretary james mattis in the late night pentagon briefing not shutting the door to future military action but also not saying what would lead to more air strikes. >> right...
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that is because of the assad regime. we need to remember that everything happening with respect to the murder of these people, innocent people, is the responsibility of the assad regime. we were very confident about the evidence we had. clear. the secretary said he was confident about the intelligence and evidence, that is why we move forward. an active channel with russia that has been used months before the attack and through this strike and afterwards. i cannot comment on anything more specific. >> the current program with what the regime has now? you made an assessment, you have a good idea, in comparison -- >> there is a residual element of the syrian program out there. i believe we took the hard out with the attacks last night. i will not say that they will not be able to conduct a chemical attack in the future, however i suspect they will think hard about it based on the activities of last night. >> president trump tweeted an hour ago "mission accomplished." you left the option open for future strikes in case chem
that is because of the assad regime. we need to remember that everything happening with respect to the murder of these people, innocent people, is the responsibility of the assad regime. we were very confident about the evidence we had. clear. the secretary said he was confident about the intelligence and evidence, that is why we move forward. an active channel with russia that has been used months before the attack and through this strike and afterwards. i cannot comment on anything more...
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assad moved his air force is to russian bases in recent days and wouldn't take out assad's air forces take out russia's and provoke a flood of your response. this is what keane said to that. >> russia is a second-rate powertrain depend they are a superpower. the united states has significant combat and military over amount of russians. >> he added that he believes that as long as russia and iran pop up the assad regime there will never be a political solution. as they were carried out the strikes were classic case of a proportional response. over 100 missiles were fired from ships, submarines, as well as from french and british airplanes from the mediterranean seas in the persian gulf. all 100 plus hit their targets. satellite photos show the targets were obliterated. there were no coalition casualties and not an insignificant factor considering the antiaircraft batteries in and around damascus. >> we also know that we've successfully destroyed three buildings in damascus one of the most heavily defended airspace areas of the world. this will set their programs back for years. >> the
assad moved his air force is to russian bases in recent days and wouldn't take out assad's air forces take out russia's and provoke a flood of your response. this is what keane said to that. >> russia is a second-rate powertrain depend they are a superpower. the united states has significant combat and military over amount of russians. >> he added that he believes that as long as russia and iran pop up the assad regime there will never be a political solution. as they were carried...
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but blame that on assad. blame that on those that are supporting him, the iranians and the russians, and they need to know that donald trump will actually take action >> we have heard a lot of talk tonight about the fact that he campaigned and a lot of people voted for him on the fact he was going to extricate the u.s. from a lot of places overseas. it was something that he talked about just, you know, days ago, about us coming home from syria. tonight he says this. he says america does not seek an indefinite presence in syria under no circumstances. as other nations step up their contributions, we look forward to the day when we can bring our warriors home and great warriors they are. congressman, you have been and continue to be one of them, how important do you think that part of his message was tonight? we're going to act when we have to, but we want to get out of there. >> i think it's a good part of the message. we do want to get out of these places. in afghanistan we want the afghan government to stand
but blame that on assad. blame that on those that are supporting him, the iranians and the russians, and they need to know that donald trump will actually take action >> we have heard a lot of talk tonight about the fact that he campaigned and a lot of people voted for him on the fact he was going to extricate the u.s. from a lot of places overseas. it was something that he talked about just, you know, days ago, about us coming home from syria. tonight he says this. he says america does...
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without at assad government, without bashar al-assad, none of this access to the mediterranean and ultimately to the atlantic and the rest of the world is guaranteed to moscow. i want to take the story back to syria, right inside. i want to speak to mahmoud who is a syrian journalist and for the past year has lived here in the united states. he was forced to leave syria and he know what people inside that country are suffering. the message is the world and america may be missing the point here and that while chemical weapons are awful and they should not be used against i innocent civilians, what the assad regime has done to people inside syria is much worse than kwepo chemical weapons. >> absolutely, ali. first, thank you for having me. i consider the strikes took a place yesterday night as a pathetic strikes. why? now the syrian people are more desperate and more depressed because they think that regime now is stronger. that for two reason. first, bashar al-assad still capable to produce chemical weapons. second, the message the countries seasoned to bashar al-assad is you could kill your o
without at assad government, without bashar al-assad, none of this access to the mediterranean and ultimately to the atlantic and the rest of the world is guaranteed to moscow. i want to take the story back to syria, right inside. i want to speak to mahmoud who is a syrian journalist and for the past year has lived here in the united states. he was forced to leave syria and he know what people inside that country are suffering. the message is the world and america may be missing the point here...
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not just a punishment for president assad, but about a wider principle, too. this was not about interfering in a civil war, and it was not about regime change. it was a limited, targeted and effective strike with clear boundaries. we must reinstate the global consensus that chemical weapons cannot be used. this action is absolutely in britain‘s national interest. the lesson of history is that when the global rules and standards that keep us safe come under threat we must take a stand and defend them. will you do the same again if president assad does the same again? as you have suggested he has. and do you feel you have the public‘s consent, given you have not even consulted mps in parliament? we believe the action was successful, but the syrian regime should be under no doubt of our resolve in relation to this matter of the use of chemical weapons. and i have taken this decision because i believe it is the right thing to do. ministers‘ legal advice justifies the strikes as an exceptional measure to alleviate humanitarian distress by degrading the syrian
not just a punishment for president assad, but about a wider principle, too. this was not about interfering in a civil war, and it was not about regime change. it was a limited, targeted and effective strike with clear boundaries. we must reinstate the global consensus that chemical weapons cannot be used. this action is absolutely in britain‘s national interest. the lesson of history is that when the global rules and standards that keep us safe come under threat we must take a stand and...
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we made a statement that assad should step down. we've tried to do what we can to assist the rebels. we obviously have aimed our effort at isis and working with the kurds and isis, but, very frankly, we've never had an overarching policy about where are we headed in syria. for that reason, we continue to pay a price. the hope that somehow we can just walk away from that situation and it won't affect our national security is a serious mistake. the reality is what happens in syria, whether we like it or not, is going to affect national security interests. so we are going to have to take steps there. we can't just back away. wean'tust walk away. we're gng to have to build a coalition, working with our allies, working with france, working with great britain, working with the u.n., to continue to pursue some kind of strategy here that will ultimately result in assad stepping down. because we can never have a stable syria as long as assad is still there. 400,000 people killed. 5.6 million displaced. no, we can't allow assad to remain in p
we made a statement that assad should step down. we've tried to do what we can to assist the rebels. we obviously have aimed our effort at isis and working with the kurds and isis, but, very frankly, we've never had an overarching policy about where are we headed in syria. for that reason, we continue to pay a price. the hope that somehow we can just walk away from that situation and it won't affect our national security is a serious mistake. the reality is what happens in syria, whether we...
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regime and to join us condemn the assad regime and to join us in ourfirm resolve condemn the assad regime and to join us in our firm resolve to prevent chemical weapons from being used against white the retired lieutenant—general daniel against white the retired lieutena nt—general daniel davidsson of the defence priorities... joins us of the defence priorities... joins us again tonight. we have this attack, this strike, but the end of the person who is the leader of syria and who is committing these alleged atrocities is bashar al—assad and he is still in office. it's like there is almost no point? i can't say that i disagree to strongly because again, you say you want a message to be sent, but he is still in charge so what secretary mattis just said about the intent, well, certainly russia doesn't angry that is the case because they don't even admit that there was a chemical attack by bashar al—assad so they are saying whatever your intent was, that's not us, we didn't do that so we're not going to... we get the message and do something different. he is still in charge, they are
regime and to join us condemn the assad regime and to join us in ourfirm resolve condemn the assad regime and to join us in our firm resolve to prevent chemical weapons from being used against white the retired lieutenant—general daniel against white the retired lieutena nt—general daniel davidsson of the defence priorities... joins us of the defence priorities... joins us again tonight. we have this attack, this strike, but the end of the person who is the leader of syria and who is...
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. —— assad. the 70 nations in the defeat isis coalition remained committed to defeating isis in syria. the strike tonight superliga mate —— demonstrates —— separately demonstrates —— separately demonstrates international resolve to prevent chemical weapons being used on anyone, under any circumstances, in contravention of international law. i want to emphasise these strikes are directed at the syrian regime, and in conducting the strikes we have gone to great lengths to avoid civilian and foreign casualties. but it is a time for all civilised nations to urgently unites in ending the syrian civil war by supporting the united nations backed geneva peace process. in accordance with the chemical weapons convention prohibiting the use of such weapons, we urge responsible nations to condemn the assad regime and join us in ourfirm resolve to prevent chemical weapons from being used again. that was james mattis. the french presidency hasissued james mattis. the french presidency has issued a
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president donald trump or so far held off on his threat to bomb the assad regime after last weekend's suspected poison gas attack but his allies do seem to be rallying round after an emergency cabinet meeting britain's prime minister theresa may said her government agreed on the need to take action to deter the further use of chemical weapons by assad's regime president macro france said he's spoken with donald trump several times this week and now says he has proof that the syrian regime did use poison gas meanwhile forces on both sides are getting ready. the destroyers the u.s.s. donald cook and u.s.s. porter have been positioned off the syrian coast. but if and when they'll get the order to strike is not yet clear. after this bill the co's tweet us president donald trump is holding back for the time being and we're looking very very seriously very closely at that whole situation and. we'll see what happens folks we'll see what happens it's too bad. the world put in a position like that but you know as i said this morning we've done a great job with isis we have just absolutely deci
president donald trump or so far held off on his threat to bomb the assad regime after last weekend's suspected poison gas attack but his allies do seem to be rallying round after an emergency cabinet meeting britain's prime minister theresa may said her government agreed on the need to take action to deter the further use of chemical weapons by assad's regime president macro france said he's spoken with donald trump several times this week and now says he has proof that the syrian regime did...
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pressure on assad. the only thing we're doing right now and what we did in the prior administration is focus on chemical weapons and isis. right now, as you laid it out exactly right. that's a serious problem because it does in some way give huge credibility for the reaction it's iranians and that's a problem not just for syria alone but in the region. we're not going to stand by the folks and things that that we say. >> jamil, thank you for your input. thanks to both of you. >>> the president is prepared to sustain attacks on syria but his secretary of defense tells a different story. coming up, what is the strategy? >>> and in the next hour, did the president's tweets on syria back him into a corner? we'll ask a military analyst. experience a blend of refined craftsmanship... ...and raw power, engineered to take the crown. presenting the all-new lexus ls 500 and ls 500h. experience amazing, at your lexus dealer. where we're changing withs? contemporary make-overs. then, use the ultimate power handshak
pressure on assad. the only thing we're doing right now and what we did in the prior administration is focus on chemical weapons and isis. right now, as you laid it out exactly right. that's a serious problem because it does in some way give huge credibility for the reaction it's iranians and that's a problem not just for syria alone but in the region. we're not going to stand by the folks and things that that we say. >> jamil, thank you for your input. thanks to both of you. >>>...
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president assad emerged very strong. his base of support is much stronger now. 100 missiles were actually fired at syria or syrian targets. 70 of them were shot down by missiles from syria and russia. they promised us they will punish the russian and the iranians, but i believe it has completely backfired. i believe assad is in a very strong position now. you say you don't know what it has achieved. in terms of these specific strikes overnight friday to saturday, theresa may and others have been clear it's about sending out a signal that the use of chemical weapons must not be repeated. would the three nations involved there not see that success is the result and other chemical weapons use? i believe there are opposing voices in the american administration. many people believe this kind of strike is illegal. it was not under the umbrella of the united nations. and also, until now, we do not know whether chemical weapons were used and if it was used, and do we have proof? the defence minister of the united states said two
president assad emerged very strong. his base of support is much stronger now. 100 missiles were actually fired at syria or syrian targets. 70 of them were shot down by missiles from syria and russia. they promised us they will punish the russian and the iranians, but i believe it has completely backfired. i believe assad is in a very strong position now. you say you don't know what it has achieved. in terms of these specific strikes overnight friday to saturday, theresa may and others have...
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why would assad act in this way? we have our leaders on the record saying they're convinced it was him, that he acted. france and the uk are saying the same. >> and let me give president trump credit where it's due. on the one hand, he's constantly being beat up for being soft on russia. this doesn't look soft on russia to me. syria and assad is absolutely 100% a client state, a surrogate of russia. they are armed by the russians. they've russian equipment. they are trained by the russians. if putin wanted to stop this today, he could do so. so the president is rightly calling the russians out for this atrocity. he also gets beat up in the media and other places for not being a humanitarian and not caring about humanity. and by all reports, multiple reports, he was incredibly emotionally moved by what was going on with this chemical attacks and the brutal suffering that people undergo, women and children. and yet the previous administration, obama did nothing. and then the third criticism you hear is that he doesn't
why would assad act in this way? we have our leaders on the record saying they're convinced it was him, that he acted. france and the uk are saying the same. >> and let me give president trump credit where it's due. on the one hand, he's constantly being beat up for being soft on russia. this doesn't look soft on russia to me. syria and assad is absolutely 100% a client state, a surrogate of russia. they are armed by the russians. they've russian equipment. they are trained by the...
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about assad. except i think we know this morning they don't want to do anything to upset his power. >> well, i was going to just comment when you talked about russia because that's an important part of this dynamic. we did have as you recited the history clearly while some chemical weapons were removed and as we have seen the evidence not all. we must hold the regime accountable. that means putin paying a price for these chemical attacks. unfortunately, as part of this, even though congress has by unanimous bases passed the sanctions on the regime. this white house refused to follow the law and follow through on making sure those sanctions stick. that has to change and i hope president trump is finally waking up when it comes to vladimir putin. he's no friends of the united states or the west. we need this white house to put into place the sanctions that congress passed overwhelmingly. >> congressman, can i ask you, do you think bashar al-assad is scared this morning? do you think russian leader v
about assad. except i think we know this morning they don't want to do anything to upset his power. >> well, i was going to just comment when you talked about russia because that's an important part of this dynamic. we did have as you recited the history clearly while some chemical weapons were removed and as we have seen the evidence not all. we must hold the regime accountable. that means putin paying a price for these chemical attacks. unfortunately, as part of this, even though...
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they're not going to stop assad. the only way this is going to happen is if you go after the russians and iran, which we're not going to do. also, this is is in the middle of a war that syria has about won. we kicked isis' ass out of syria, but the war in syria has been won by syria. the context is interesting. as good an operation as it was, it's going to have an effect of stopping chemical attacks. neil: the president seemed to telegraph as much last week before when he hinted just get out of syria. what do you make of that and what our position should be now going forward, especially after in? >> again, in context, as you know, we helped start this thing during the last administration. with the saudis, intel stuff, we began to try to get assad out of there and it went upsidedown on us, and everybody else fast. this is now, has been won by russia and iran and syria. the russians got a port that they've always wanted. iran's got influence. this is a bad situation, we cannot get back in the middle of because again, 1
they're not going to stop assad. the only way this is going to happen is if you go after the russians and iran, which we're not going to do. also, this is is in the middle of a war that syria has about won. we kicked isis' ass out of syria, but the war in syria has been won by syria. the context is interesting. as good an operation as it was, it's going to have an effect of stopping chemical attacks. neil: the president seemed to telegraph as much last week before when he hinted just get out of...
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to pissure prdent assad. and the united states has onalso sanc russia, and, of course, that hasn't led to a change in its behavior on othe so there's a real problem of how do you change thiserrible stalemate on the ground that has so far, in a war, killed something like a half million people, that has led to the dilacement-- over half ofthe country's 23 million people-- and has led the majity to be dependent on international aid for their daily bread. >> sreenivasan: andhort of this particular response, it's gone relatively unchecked, aninghat there hasn't anyone exwn military aggression from an outside foe based on any actions that bashar al-assad has taken. >> that's right. and in the year since the united states last struc syria-- again, because of chemical weapons -- the regime has repeatedly used chemical weapons, the white house admitted today. and the facis the military strike does dnot eliminate there enange of facilities, chemical stockpiles, commad posts used for chemical weapons in syria. they did
to pissure prdent assad. and the united states has onalso sanc russia, and, of course, that hasn't led to a change in its behavior on othe so there's a real problem of how do you change thiserrible stalemate on the ground that has so far, in a war, killed something like a half million people, that has led to the dilacement-- over half ofthe country's 23 million people-- and has led the majity to be dependent on international aid for their daily bread. >> sreenivasan: andhort of this...
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assad. should he decide to use more chemical weapons in the future, and of course the powers that have signed the chemical weapons prohibition, have every reason assad should he choose to violate that. now, i believe it has sent a strong message to deter him from doing this again. >> we will brief on that in the morning. right now, we have no reports of losses. >> thank you for doing that. have you seen any retaliation from the russians are a rainy or iranians? how long do you think this operation could last? is a matter of hours or days or could it go longer than that? >> we did have some additional surface to air activity from the syrian regime. that is the only retaliatory action we are aware of at the time. the nature of the operation was have completed the targets assigned to the central command. those operations are complete. >> general dunford, could you talk about your concern that you expressed earlier in the week about russian escalation. general dunford, were you able to talk to y
assad. should he decide to use more chemical weapons in the future, and of course the powers that have signed the chemical weapons prohibition, have every reason assad should he choose to violate that. now, i believe it has sent a strong message to deter him from doing this again. >> we will brief on that in the morning. right now, we have no reports of losses. >> thank you for doing that. have you seen any retaliation from the russians are a rainy or iranians? how long do you think...
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this isn'tjust about bashar al—assad. it is about who is backing bashar al—assad. interesting analysis there. much more of that to come in the papers. now it's time for the weather. good evening. it seems like these have left you wanting more you might find tomorrow a bit of a disappointment. it is probably not going to live up to the warmth or the sunshine of today. that is how the sunshine of today. that is how the day ended for a weather watcher close to wakefield. a beautiful scene here not too far away in north yorkshire. as i say, sunday, a different affair, with more cloud. lower temperatures as well. where we had the sunshine today we got close to 20 degrees just to the west of london. you can see that many spots did enjoy some sunshine. that left us did enjoy some sunshine. that left us with clear skies for the most pa rt us with clear skies for the most part to take us through the rest of the night. a bit of showers and rain into shetland, but has the night wears on we will see thickening cloud and outbreaks of rain in the south—west of england and part
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the assad regime using chemical weapons promptingtous react. this is a red line, any time this regime would use it we react at some point. my question is regarding forces of the northeast of syria, i have an expectation or projection that the iranians and hezbollah and other malicious are now targeting the area, they will not respond to us but cannot do it directly. the russians are not going clash directly with the united states in that part of the world or other part because of the nuclear issue. in syria we need to be proactive, making sure that the iranians won't have upper hand. heather: general, was it correct for president trump to tweet out basically mission accomplished here like he did, we know that the pentagon says that 105 missiles all hit respective targets destroying three of assad's chemical weapon's facilities an you have moscow saying that 71 of 103 missiles were shot down by russian weapons. you know, heather what we are seeing the information at play, president trump said we accomplished what we said out to do to attack thre
the assad regime using chemical weapons promptingtous react. this is a red line, any time this regime would use it we react at some point. my question is regarding forces of the northeast of syria, i have an expectation or projection that the iranians and hezbollah and other malicious are now targeting the area, they will not respond to us but cannot do it directly. the russians are not going clash directly with the united states in that part of the world or other part because of the nuclear...
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position that much and puts assad on notice. >> what about what assad could be thinking as far as we saw the statement from senator mccain, right, president trump last week signalled to the world the u.s. would prematurely withdraw from syria. emboldened by american inaction, assad has reportedly launched another chemical attack. it goes on. how do you think, andrew, how does assad see these recent comments? do you think at all green lit this attack? >> yeah, it's a good question. it seems to me in president trump's mind the issue of staying in eastern syria and fighting with the kurdish-backed forces there and the chemical weapons red line are two different issues. whether president assad understands that or not is a good question. it's all part of his calculus to hold on to power, and assad is in quite a precarious military situation. he's very strong and heavy with russian and iranian support. but on his own he's very fragile and susceptible to u.s. strikes. we'll have to see what the president decides in the coming days and what the outcome will be. >> why are syria's chemical we
position that much and puts assad on notice. >> what about what assad could be thinking as far as we saw the statement from senator mccain, right, president trump last week signalled to the world the u.s. would prematurely withdraw from syria. emboldened by american inaction, assad has reportedly launched another chemical attack. it goes on. how do you think, andrew, how does assad see these recent comments? do you think at all green lit this attack? >> yeah, it's a good question....
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. capabilities of syrian dictator bashar al-assad. and he singled out syria‘s two principal backers. teheran and to russia, i ask, what kind of nation wants to be associated with the mass murder of innocent men, women and children? —— to iran. the nations of the world can bejudged to iran. the nations of the world can be judged by to iran. the nations of the world can bejudged by the to iran. the nations of the world can be judged by the friends they keep. in damascus last night, flashes, bangs and streaking missiles lit the night sky. those launching the attack seemed as keen to define what this mission wasn‘t as what it was. this is not about intervening in the civil war. it is not about regime change. it is about a limited and targeted strike that does not further escalate tensions in the region and that does everything possible to prevent civilian casualties. daylight reveals the extent of the destruction. this is all that‘s left of the scientific research centre near damascus, one of the targets that took the greatest p
. capabilities of syrian dictator bashar al-assad. and he singled out syria‘s two principal backers. teheran and to russia, i ask, what kind of nation wants to be associated with the mass murder of innocent men, women and children? —— to iran. the nations of the world can bejudged to iran. the nations of the world can be judged by to iran. the nations of the world can bejudged by the to iran. the nations of the world can be judged by the friends they keep. in damascus last night, flashes,...
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. capabilities of syrian dictator bashar al-assad. a combined operation with the armed forces of france and the united kingdom, is now under way. we thank them both. tonight i want to speak with you about why we have taken this action. one year ago assad launched a savage chemical weapons attack against his own innocent people. the united states responded with 58 missile strikes that destroyed 20% of the syrian airforce. strikes that destroyed 20% of the syrian air force. last saturday the assad regime again deployed chemical weapons to slaughter innocent civilians, this town —— —— this time in the town of douma near the syrian capital of damascus. this massacre was a significant escalation in a pattern of chemical weapons use by that very terrible regime. the evil and the despicable attack left mothers and fathers, infants and children thrashing in pain and gus being the air. —— gasping for air. these are not the actions of a man, they are crimes of a monster in stead. following the horrors of world war i, as century ago,
. capabilities of syrian dictator bashar al-assad. a combined operation with the armed forces of france and the united kingdom, is now under way. we thank them both. tonight i want to speak with you about why we have taken this action. one year ago assad launched a savage chemical weapons attack against his own innocent people. the united states responded with 58 missile strikes that destroyed 20% of the syrian airforce. strikes that destroyed 20% of the syrian air force. last saturday the...
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assad is still in power. russia is now going to give more weapons to assad, they're going to get closer to assad, support him even more. there's still no syria strategy in terms of this administration. in terms of talking with assad, makes it harder to negotiate peace when you struck a country that hasn't attacked the u.s. >> it was suggested yesterday by representative barton from texas that the president should work with congress, both sides it appears, to come up with a cogent strategy. what should be the solution here based on your criticism of what's been done so far? >> i agree with representative barton, the administration definitely needs to try to work with congress. they haven't even tried. they haven't presented a comprehensive strategy to syria, and it caused so much consternation that congress on a bipartisan basis which is not often passed a law telling the administration to provide congress with a strategy on syria. that was due february. the administration ignored it. they still don't have a s
assad is still in power. russia is now going to give more weapons to assad, they're going to get closer to assad, support him even more. there's still no syria strategy in terms of this administration. in terms of talking with assad, makes it harder to negotiate peace when you struck a country that hasn't attacked the u.s. >> it was suggested yesterday by representative barton from texas that the president should work with congress, both sides it appears, to come up with a cogent...
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it could go after russia's support for assad. you can put more sanctions on russia, you can shame them at the united nations, but is there any action that's large enough that would make a difference against russia that president trump would be willing to support, i'm not necessarily sure, but that's something they'll be talking about tomorrow. >> josh, we have seen strong language from both the u.s. and russia, trump saying big price to pay, russia threatening most serious consequences. you seem to think that this is all a lot of talk and no real action is going to come from it? >> well, president trump said last week, let others have handle it, we're getting out of syria, a month ago standing alongside the -- i take president trumped a his word that he believes that these are horrible atrocities and he believes it's not america's job to solve it. and that can only lead you to one conclusion is that today's bluster leads to his stance that american intervention ask not the solution to this problem is how he feels. we have seen ov
it could go after russia's support for assad. you can put more sanctions on russia, you can shame them at the united nations, but is there any action that's large enough that would make a difference against russia that president trump would be willing to support, i'm not necessarily sure, but that's something they'll be talking about tomorrow. >> josh, we have seen strong language from both the u.s. and russia, trump saying big price to pay, russia threatening most serious consequences....