evil. you mentioned giving the ukrainians the resources they need to protect themselves. so president biden talked about his reluctance to give the fighter jets and the idea we stand offense of equipment planes and trains and tanks, just understand that is called world war iii. but my understanding of the situation is it isn t american pilots flying but ukrainian pilots picking them up in germany and now flying them into ukraine. we really have to explore the options. without putting american troops in harm s way or ways we can get them the tools to defend themselves. ultimately that is what they are asking for. givens your supplies and help us to defend ourselves those
hasballah. does it benefit, phil, the u.s. for russia to have not only equipment planes, tanks, missiles, anti-aircraft equipment but boots on the ground in syria going after isis? this is a really complicated but fascinating question. you re right, the boots on the ground, russians have are obviously to help bashar al-assad kill. america will stay this is destabilizing, you re trying to protect a brutal dictator everybody wants to go, but what are the other issues you have to think about? something nobody is saying. with the influx of refugees, there has to be pressure on americans and russians and europeans to figure out a political settlement. i wondered whether the russian commitment will give them greater latitude to tell assad we can protect your regime but we can t protect you. you got to get out. julia, you re an expert on russia. what is putin up to now by