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Outside the rules, plays fast and loose with the truth and that sort of thing. as far as chinas role, the point of having the dialogue today, chinas end state on the korean peninsula in terms of nuclear weapons is the same as ours and we continue to work toward that end state. on the south china sea, this is a dialogue where we identify areas where we can work together and understand those areas where we have, i would call them, disconnect. our understanding of the problem is very different from...

Yes, right now there is no end state. not a new strategy as the president promised. im very concerned we have one individual, although i trust james mattis explicitly having one making the decisions without pulling the rest of government together and without getting the support of the american people through congress. >> arwa, paul, general, thank you very much for all of the perspective on this possible breaking news. we will follow it throughout the morning. now to the other top story. we ha...

>> thats kind of the point that isis wanted all along, the decentralized structure. another bit of news is that in afghanistan, we know now that the president has given over authority on troop numbers over to the pentagon, over to general mattis. and the "associated press" today is reporting that they are likely to be adding an additional 4,000 troops there. that enough to turn the tide, chris? >> well, its hard to say from this optic. i think whats important is allowing those on the ground to a...

Nuclear weapons. why does the left constantly make this mistakes can appease despots and dictators. >> thats absolutely it. they believe diplomatic efforts should always trump any other kind of option. and they believe that that end state that they are trying to achieve that diplomatic objective end state is always within reach. the truth of the matter is they are putting it out of reach. witness what happened here in north korea. we have had obama policy of strategic patience. translate that fo...

Appease despots and dictators. >> thats absolutely it. they believe diplomatic efforts should always trump any other kind of option. d and they believe that that end state that they are trying to achieve that t diplomatic objective end state is always within reach. the truth of the matter is they are putting it out of reach. witness what happened here in north korea. we have had obama policy of strategic patience. translate that for our viewing audience that means do nothing. do not push back on...

>> does it show a new engagement in the afghan situation? under president obama we have been drawing down troops, 16 years of engagement in the region. does it show a reengagement by the united states? >> i think it does. and the fact that lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster the national security adviser is going to afghanistan as president trumps personal representative to take a look at km exactly whats going on there and help device a strategy that works both militarily and politically is signif...

Certainly the russians have said it doesnt necessarily have to be bashar al assad, what we have to realize, the military operations have to lead to an end state. if it is not more military operations it is a settlement. whether al assad is part of it, i dont believe that will be the case. as russians hope, syria will remain u.n. teary state with a replacement, not simply a power vacuum inside the country, thats what the russians want and quite frankly thats what everybody wants. >> retired briga...

Government in damascus. this is a chance for assad to kind of recalculate and make his own assessment about what is in the best interest of his clan, his family, the minority group in syria and also his country. well see, one thing for sure is hes been put on notice, if he uses chemical weapons again it will be the end of his regime. >> do you have a feeling that this moment has created an opportunity for clarity, so much criticism of the syrian war has been the dithering, lack of a focus of wha...

Assad and his regime. what i would question and i know mike kirby has comments on this. this has been supported for the last year plus by russia. we would not be in this situation, assad likely be gone had russia not supported him a little over a year ago and supported him with airport and those air fields. im concerned what will happen and the designed end state. the american military can hit any target you want and cause a great deal of destruction. its what comes next particularly for the ira...

Syria. what youre going to see -- >> let the general finish. >> im sorry, general, go ahead. >> it is working quite well in iraq because we finallied a the iraqis fighting under a new government that mr. obama persuaded to take the place of mr. malaki. so i spent a good portion of my life in iraq. i know what happened when it went south. it wasnt because of the military, but it was because of the government influence, both u.s. and iraqi government. >> i think thats what mr. trump has to realize...