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Would have been given a call on the hotline to moscow. that is a hotline that has been set up between the airbase from which the u.s. conducts air operations in the middle east. right now it looks as though the u.s. tomahawks have targeted at least one air base, two locations. there was talk at some point about sending overwhelming number of tomahawks to multiple locations. it looks as though this is a very limited strike, a large number of tomahawks of course, 43 we are told, its not as though ...

Domestically, for people watching and a little bit nervous, you know, there are plans in place, when theres military action. local and state officials are notified, our bases here, as well, as recruitment centers, are notified, so, we rachet up just a little bit. theres probably no specific threat at this time, i would assume, and i have not heard yet, i would say from your reporters, whether secretary of homeland security kelly was in the room or down at mar-a-lago, as well. >> and as you also ...

Retaliation of the entire world. and in this case via the hand in the united states. so i think it will deter him. but i dont think it changes the situation on the ground at all. >> and staying with you for a moment because of your experience in the air force, you do have some lawmakers coming out and praising this but wanting to see more. at the end of their statements saying they should -- the u.s. should take out assads air force completely out of the fight. can you talk about what that would...

Mission. >> very limited military operation to strike the origin of the airpower thats delivered that horrific blow on the syrian people. and to send a message to the assad regime of the united states is not going to tolerate anymore strikes using sarin gas or any kind of chemical weapon on its people. the united states is not going to underwrite the use of chemical weapons anymore. >> shep: is at your understanding that this will debilitate the syrian air forces such that the syrian dictator ca...

Iranians and to everyone in the region that were not disengaging. were more engaged than ever before. >> david ignatius? >> mr. secretary, secretary of state rex tillerson goes to moscow next week, probably to talk with president putin. what should tillerson say to putin specifically about syria? >> i think he should say you agreed to help in syria. you established bases there. you protected your client state as such. you are responsible for not supervising your client state. you promised to get...

Lets think about the possible reasons for russias failure. it could be that russia is knowingly allowing chemical weapons to remain in syria. it could be that russia has been incompetent in its efforts to remove the chemical weapons. or it could be that the assad regime is playing the russians for fools. telling them that there are no chemical weapons, all the while stockpiling them on their bases. the world is waiting for the russian government to act responsibly in syria. the world is waiting ...

If we allow him to do that now with impunity, we are setting a terrible, terrible press dented. done the right way, theres the prospect that we can rattle his cage, rattle the russians, rattle the syrians. we should do it at a time and place of our choosing. ides focus on the airplanes and airfields that are responsible. we have plans in place to do that. heres the thing. we cant sugarcoatst risks. theyre real. you have russians and iranians on the bases. they could be killed. you have air defen...

The growing instinct of both parties is to retreat to the respective bases. and were in a zero sum game. guess what? politically, it is hard to find a reward for any politician these days for crossing the aisle anymore. so the result in some cases was inevitable. >> this result was pre ordained. >> im sorry. i love the senate. >> todays vote was a cautionary tale about how unbridled are partisan can overwhelm our basic inclination to work together. >> we can argue together about where this sl...

Down. if you start operating out of the six bases that they of, we will crater your runwayways with cruise missiles. we are not going to let you drop nerve gas and chlorine and barrel bombs. he has got to be stopped from flying. tell the russians its your guy. you join us in stopping him from flying and committing these war crimes. then i would have safe zones and there is a loft other things. but first thing they ought to do stop his ability to slaughter people. ainsley: the president doubled d...

That you heard from today, they are considering the military option. i have concluded that that probably will take place. i think the question right now is what does it look like? how big is that? abroad is that? how surgical, how long, how short? what kind of coalition to they bring together to do it? >> martha: senator john mccain, his calculus has been consistent on this for years. hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives. the pictures and images we are seeing in the recent days ...