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Warning of the end of iran. and then as night follows day predictably, iran hit back the foreign minister at taunting president trump and saying to him, #neverthreatenaniranian. try respect, it works. but respect is in very short supply here. particularly, again, saudi arabia weighed in saying we dont want war either. we wont stand with our hands. its a volatile, combustible situation. there is a dangerous lack of clarity from the u.s. certainly in its tone and in its approach. is it restraint o...

Administration responding to what russia announced? >> the fact is they cant do a lot. theyve given a strongly worded statement, as you might expect. this from the u.s. ambassador to russia. we have received the russian government notification. ambassador tefft expressed his strong disappointment and protest. thats all they can do. in effect, its the russian response to what the united states did in the transition. if russia was looking to be more cooperative in ukraine, less aggressive, that ki...

At attacks thus far, but to me the issue is in the future, right? if this can be done, what is deterring, whats the logic of det deterrence thats going to stop us from seeing more attacks like this. >> i term it restraint. basically the precedent is collateral damage is a real problem. that was certainly an aspect that david talked a lot about in his book that was excellent. the other thing is blowback and replication. that if we use these weapons, they can come right back at us or theyll be let...