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Humanitarian aid out of the mouths of the most truly disadvantaged on the planet. >> jesse: mob boss. thats how the left sees a strong woman in charge and making clear to other countries that the u.s. will no longer turn the other cheek? lets bring in our guests. jim hanson from the center for security policy and david tafore from the state department. i want to start with the sanctions that we just slapped on north korea, cuts fuel imports by 90%, forces 10,000 north korean workers that are wor...

Mouths of the most truly disadvantaged on the planet. >> jesse: mob boss. thats how the left sees a strong woman in charge and making clear to other countries that the u.s. will no longer turn the other cheek? lets bring in our guests. jim hanson from the center for security policy and david tafore from the state department. i want to start with the sanctions that we just slapped on north korea, cuts fuel imports by 90%, forces 10,000 north korean workers that are working in other countries to r...

Mouths of the most truly disadvantaged on the planet. >> jesse: mob boss. thats how the left sees a strong woman in charge and making clear to other countries that the u.s. will no longer turn the other cheek? lets bring in our guests. jim hanson from the center for security policy and david tafore from the state department. i want to start with the sanctions that we just slapped on north korea, cuts fuel imports by 90%, forces 10,000 north korean workers that are working in other countries to r...

I mean -- >> russia and china, two. >> eric: the two biggest threats? >> okay, you said assad. >> eric: one quick final thought. what is the u.s. relationship with russia going forward? >> it will be a complex one. look, putin has very big ambitions. putin sees you either as a panther or a poodle. he sees you as slide slave or a master. its possible that now that he sees, hopefully sees that trump is not going to roll over for him, he will be more willing to have realistic discussions. he wants ...

Blocked every single security council resolution related to syria. thats why unfortunately the u.s. had to act on its own. which is controversial under international law but in my view it is justified. no one else would take action, and we as a country, and all countries, have a responsibility to protect innocent civilians when mass atrocities have been happening as they have been for the last six-plus years resulting 500,000 deaths. >> eric: david, two strikes in two weeks, who is the recipient...

Syrian dictator bashar al-assad. last week we were sickened by the appalling images of children in syria gasping in air after the chemical attack. assad says he couldnt have gassed his own people, syria has no chemical weapons. >> definitely, 100%. we dont have arsenal, were not going to use it. and there are many indications, if you dont have proof, no one has information or evidence. but you have indications. >> eric: joining us for reaction in washington, david tafore, former state department...

Advocate, people who say if you use in a red line why not use all of the red lines that are preestablished? >> one reason is because this red line, the use of certain weapons that have been banned and syria agreed would be banned, agreed they wouldnt use, claim they had given up. this is such a clear red line, if you dont even force it you are saying its just the law of the jungle. which is what weve seen in syria and a lot of middle east over recent years. no laws whatsoever or no rules. either...