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Options, and i think that there are options that a lot of people are talking about no-fly zone or some other safe zone, and i am recommending that we look at things like this. i dont know if it up to the pentagon to get the president the plans on how to do it, but it is a significant moment in global strategy and history right now coming up. not tonight, in the next few days. >> and i have to ask you about the video that just came into cnn the recent hours of the video of russia sending in the s...

Weve seen hyperbaric weapons. those are just horrible, horrible, long-distance flame throwers. chemical weapons. they were used on syria. is that something we need to be concerned about here in ukraine? >> i think it makes sense, jim, for us to be prepared for it. its really very clear that vladimir putin has put himself in a situation where he understands that he simply cannot walk away from this fight that he started. vladimir putin needs to have a decisive victory. in ukraine he already under...

And flame throwers. >> a lot of the children who burned alive, burned alive because a fire that raged. >> it turn under to this debacle and the end result is corpses of little children stacked like fire wood. >> over 320 people were killed. half of them children. in the tragedy in the town of beslan. >> putin seized on the tragedy to expand his power and control. >> ruthless seemingly. the director of putins road to war, michael kirk, is joining me now. brilliant, brilliant documentary, michael....

Turned down a better deal. they could have had a bipartisan commission with equal representation. they turned it down. so now they have this and speaker pelosi says im not letting the flame throwers on. we dont know the answer. hes trying to say this is done. we dont know the answer. to your point, bring in new information. theres new video tomorrow as well. the republicans are trying to essentially write the last chapter before the last hear snchlgt. >> its possible members of congress like mcc...

>> no. not yet. tbd. and one of the interesting things about the answer to that question is that there are a lot of different calculations that kevin mccarthy is going through right now. first and foremost is, you know, is the jim jordans of the world, put the biggest and loudest flame throwers and trump loyalists on this panel just to completely gum up the works. and/or not put anybody on at all, because the moderates, those who, you know, most of those who either impeached -- voted to impeach ...

The media. those people are very unbecoming of the honor bestowed upon them. i know you and josh knows and we will look back with pride that we didnt sell out and used this precious time we have to be public servants to do the right thing. >> how refreshing that was. thank you both for being here. >> thanks. lets see what youre saying on my twitter and facebook pages. this is from twitter. well, somebody in minnesota, what a sad commentary that is. im heartened by the fact 58 members sitting i...

Fire Force: Why Military Flamethrowers Have Fallen Out of Favor The earliest known example of a “controlled burn” directed at an enemy was the Bzyantine’s “Greek Fire.” Heres What You Need to Remember: Perhaps ironically, while automatic weapons including machine guns, as well as short-barreled rifles/shotguns and other destructive devices, now all fall under the National Firearms Act of 1934, flamethrowers do not. Various commercial versions that can still shoot fire up to fifty fe...

Why Arent Flamethrowers Used by the Military Anymore? From "Greek Fire" in the ancient times to the Cold War, fire played an important role in warfare. Key point: Flamethrowers have been used for a very long time. However, in modern times they began to fall out of favor. The idea of using fire as a weapon likely occurred as soon as the first human settlement was attacked by a rival tribe. The problem is that fire doesn’t know friend from foe and for eons couldn’t really be controlled. The ...

Glnch. >> reporter: youre right. the president is doing what he can to invigorate and unify republicans to defend him in this crucial chapter in the impeachment process. come wednesdays hearing, president trumps counsel has already made clear theyre not going to participate. so it will be up to republicans on that committee to do the work that the counsel would do. i would add that one of the reasons why you see so many of these republican lawmakers turn themselves into partisan flame throwers i...

>> andrew, i normally ask you because the hill is contained in your beat, if you are sensing any republican erosion, at least the kind that would be admitted to a journalist. >> not quite at this point. i think relationship leadership is gearing up for a fight with democrats and trying to keep all of their members in line. the news that we learned today about congressman jim jordan being added to the intelligence committee was a key data point in that respect, because it puts one of the presiden...