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Vice president mike pence speaking about the mission today and saying these air strikes deal with syrias chemical weapons and dealt a major blow to the program. >> we believe that we significantly degraded their program. we believe that we significantly degraded their ability to produce chemical weapons. but this was also about re-establishing what we call a deterrent framework, working with our allies, as president trump reached out to the united kingdom and france. >> also tough rhetoric aimed...

Demanding that they live up to the commitments that they made in 2014 under the last administration. denying on the world stage, offering resolutions that were properly rejected at the u.n. security council a few hours ago, is not a pathway toward a better relationship with the united states of america and the wider world for russia. russia and iran are on the wrong side of history and last night president trump called on them, called on them as we call on every nation across the world to join u...

National security teams, to arrive at the targets, to arrive at the strategy a. when the president made a decision to go it was all in an effort to do everything in our power, not just to destroy aspects of the chemical weapons program, but also to send a message to syria and to their patrons in russia and iran that there is a price to pay if they ever use chemical weapons again. >> julie? >> mr. president, when you talk about a deterrent framework, other than additional military strikes, what d...

Administration, denying on the world stage, offering resolutions that were properly rejected at the un security council a few hours ago is not a pathway toward a better relationship with the united states of america and the wider world for russia. russia and iran are in the wrong side of history and last night president trump called on them, called on them as we call on every nation across the world to join us in condemning the use of chemical weapons and -- and, again, restoring the kind of det...

Decision to go, it was all-in effort to do everything in our power not just -- not just to destroy aspects of the chemical weapons program but also to send a message to syria and to patrons in russia and iran that there is a price to pay if they ever use chemical weapons again. >> mr. vice president, when you talk about a deterrent framework, other than additional military strikes, what does that look like? the united states to cut a deal with assad and get rid of chemical weapons and russia was...

Supporters in russia and iran should know that the united states and our allies and the civilized world are prepared to continue this effort until we are assured that chemical weapons will never be used again against innocent civilians in syria. >> reporter: you say the capabilities were crippled but they do still have the ability to carry out chemical weapons, correct? >> we believe we degraded their program and severely degraded their ability to create chemical weapons. but this was also about...

But syria should know, their supporters in russia and iran should know, that the united states and our allies and the civilized world are prepared to continue this effort until we are assured that chemical weapons will never be used again against innocent civilians in syria. >> you said their capabilities were crippled, but they do still have the ability to carry out further chemical weapons, correct? >> we believe that we significantly degraded their program. we believe that we significantly de...

Lima, peru, where the president was going to be. pence is there in his stead. joining me is general barry mccaffrey. you were listening to this. three main takeaways i had from this. vice president pence said that the attacks significantly degraded syrias chemical weapons program, it reestablished a deterrent framework and sent a message to syria and its patrons, russia and iran. he then confirmed having been asked a couple of times by reporters about the presidents tweet earlier, where the pres...

People. and then nikki haley, who you also mentioned, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. saying the united states is in her words, locked and loaded ready to launch another military strike if needed. talking all that together, you got a picture of the pressure campaign, the administration is trying to build. but lets take a closer look at vice president mike pences comments earlier. >> we believe we significantly degraded 1their program and ability to produce chemical weapons. but this was also abo...