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Unless i send for you. i think whats going to happen is when congresswoman gabbard comes from kamala harris that will not go well for her. everyone knows her history of homophobic comments. everyone knows shes an assad apologist. i dont anticipate that exchange going well for congresswoman gabbard. at the end of the day, i think what senator harris is going to do is remain above the fray, be presidential and only hit when swung at. i think that people actually are looking for a fighter, someone ...

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In syria, militarily, politically and economically, actually all the way back to the cold war. so they want to maintain their influence there. but what putin is really fighting for is for the right for assad to stay in power. the international community cannot force regime change in russias estimation on assad. but the reality is this isnt going to be solved until we get rid of assad. if i could add to the conversation before i actually answer the question. >> yes. >> i think we have to get in i...

And they therefore, seem to be thus far, willing to support a butcher like assad. thats bad geopolitics over time. weve got to find a way to drive a wedge between syria and russia. thats going to be very challenging. >> admiral, you and i talked about this in the past. bun of the reasons im standing here in front of a large map of the middle east to describe the degree to which syria can be a tinderbox for the world. we have said here about syria and a lot of fighting going on is about russian c...

>> it doesnt. the war will continue. the message is were not going to lead on this. we dont want to own this. we want to prevent chemical weapons attacks. thats where our moral obligation ends and other than that, everybody go to the geneva process. and the syrian people are not comfortable with that. the syrian war will continue. assad understands that. >> the attack happens. now, the president tweeted mission accomplished. nobody believes that. what actually happens next because this syrian ci...

Theres no real pressure on assad. the only thing were 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. thats a serious problem because it does in some way give huge credibility for the reaction its iranians and thats a problem not just for syria alone but in the region. were 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 pre...

Are any developments there, we want to talk to you about it. joining me now a political reporter for daily beast and msnbc contributor. betsy, what do you make of the timing of the air strikes? i think we have to put this in context, not only of the negative headlines that have surrounded the president of the last 72 hours or last week. but tomorrow, the headlines are going to get even hotter with the james comey interview and with the lease of his new book. there are some people out there, mayb...

Has been beating the drums of war in support of the president. from the right, that america first agenda that talked about getting less involved in geopolitics than other peoples problems. and the white house, and really it would be any white house would stand to face criticism from both sides on this? >> thats right. going back a little bit, its interesting how this syria story finds so much of a connection to president trumps campaign. of course, many people have dug up old tweets that trump s...