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>> mike mcfall is absolutely right. the ambassador hit the nail on the head. you know, my book came out one month before the election. my analysis was written four months before. im not, you know, the central intelligence agency and other analysts have been watching this for some time. the ambassador and myself were on television several times in august a -- warning about the hack. and its very true. donald trump right now risks the possibility of not just looking like he is apologizing for mosc...

The 1980s and part of the reason why this is so complicated is the integration of the economies of the world and particularly of europe and russia. which makes this whole sanctions game a lot more challenging. so i have huge respect for mike mcfall. but i do think that it was a little hiber bolick. >> well, were obviously waiting to see the next move by the president. jay carney hinted today there would be some new sanctions coming in response to this. but david, let me go to you first on this b...

Pointed at each other. russia clearly sees itself as an adversary, a rival in some ways. i wouldnt go so far as enemy. there are common interests that russia has with the west and i wouldnt say that the cold war has reunited. >> david axelrod, obviously, you worked with mike mcfall particularly when he was on the national security council. youre probably loathe to disagree, but hes been pretty pessimistic about putin basically from the get go. any reason to believe that this is going to end anyt...

Russia has with the west and i wouldnt say that the cold war has reunited. >> david axelrod, obviously, you worked with mike mcfall particularly when he was on the national security council. youre probably loathe to disagree, but hes been pretty pessimistic about putin basically from the get go. any reason to believe that this is going to end anytime soon? >> no. look, first of all, putins getting tremendous support in his country just as a matter of pure politics and im a political guy, you loo...

Other things alluded to that did not materialize, at least not in a way that was indicated they were going to materialize. we have not responded to the syrian crisis and the way that we should have. we know that. i got to believe every administration official has to know that. and again, i dont know if other considerations were in play or if some of the negotiations we were talking about today, some of the things occurring with russia, i dont know, but the fact is that our nation has not done wh...

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