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Border wall. ramping up the fight against isis. taking steps against north korea. the administration would argue that is what they are doing. this is not inevitable. they can do something towa ward off the cycle of doom. >> i think that part of bannons views are what is sowing this thinking. the views and actions he proposes to take and urge the president to take further along a scenario where that kind of crack up is possible. i dont think left to its own, america is headed in that direction. >...

Your friend? >> he was killed. >> reporter: president trump has offered his condolences to president sisi. president sisi declaring a three-month state of emergency which gives security forces extra power to go after isis and perpetrators of the attack, but with holy week coming up and the pope visiting later this month, it is to be seen if the security measures will actually work. alisyn. >> ian, the numbers there are staggering. thank you for that reporting. president trumps missile launch i...

U.s. policy is on syria? >> no. do you? no, i dont think so. you know, it was hard to understand what the obama administration policy. this is a complex situation. if there is going to be further involvement -- by the way, i think it would be a mistake. by the way, to tell you how complicated it is, there are 1,200 opposition groups to assad. 1,200 groups vying for power and trying to overthrows assad. all the way from moderates to el nusra. it is a come poliplicated situa. if we try to go in wi...

One-off show of strength by president trump and in an effort to show the russians and bashar al assad that chemical weapons is a red line, but everything else is fine. >> barrel bombs okay. chemical weapons, not okay. >> right. if you are a victim of a barrel bomb, that is of no consolation. one reason we dont know is the administration is still talking out of both sides of its mouth. tillerson is being tough with the russians. that is a notable change in posture. a lot of republicans and democr...

The worst of what theyre doing. that is a problem with syria. syria is a complicated situation. a civil war. you now have the russians and iranians involved. it is a sectarian war. it is very, very complicated. s as i think the administration over the weekend. the disarray indicates there is no clear way forward. they are right. you will not get to isis until you get rid of assad. you will not get rid of assad unless you can work with the russians. they are the people with the influence over ass...

Chemical attack on the eve of the first diplomatic trip to moscow. >> regardless of whether russia was complicit or incompetent, clearly they have failed in their commitment to the international community. >> reporter: slamming the kremlin for allowing syria to house chemical weapons. >> how can they with a straight face cover for assad? >> reporter: nikki haley and h.r. mcmaster keeping the door open for keeping sanctions on russia and iran due to the support for assad. >> i dont think anything...

That we believe the syrian people ultimately decide the fate of bashar al assad. >> reporter: as ambassador haley insi insists. >> there is no option with assad at the head of the regime. >> reporter: reversal from positions articulated last week and it has not gone unnoticed by tillersons critics. >> i think the strategy he is outlining is based on assumpt n assumptions that will not work. there is no thing as assad, yes, isis kn isis, no. >> reporter: days after kim jong un tested another ball...

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