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There is more than a kernel of truth to this. this has been a mercantilist-oil relationship for years, cincinnati the oil embargo of the late 70s we have been in the position where we have turned a blind eye to a lot of the terrible things that saudi arabia has done. trump is just elevating the worst real policy instincts of american foreign policy to the level at which, you know, draining everything else from it except this kind of villainus real politic idea which is just chilling beyond words...

Because trump is saying weve abandoned the kurds and were going withdraw our troops. you think john bolton, if you followed his policy instincts throughout the year would say on to damascus so you do wonder how this going to shake out. >> i agree with noah. i think syria will be an interesting test case for whether or not donald trumps own instincts -- and he said this i believe in a speech in ohio last week -- where he wants to withdraw u.s. forces from syria, i think there was an aid suspensio...

Administration. the second one hes been fired from as well. >> charlie, let me ask you directly. mike. flynn was someone who made democrats anxious for a whole lot of reasons, his temperament, policy instincts, what not, but he also made republicans uncomfortable for the questions that emerged very early on about possible ethics. whats your sense of the partys tolerance for this story dragging on and on. >> it is going to drag on an on. there are a number of innocent explanations for this, none ...

Mike flynn was someone who made democrats anxious for a whole lot of reasons, his temperament, policy instincts, what not, but he also made republicans uncomfortable for the questions that emerged very early on about possible ethics. whats your sense of the partys tolerance for this story dragging on and on. >> it is going to drag on an on. there are a number of innocent explanations for this, none of which is plausible. and the white houses refusing to be transparent is compounding the problem....

One of the ways is he seems to be a uniter, something who can reach out to parts of the gop base that the party didnt win last time around. >> and then also -- but those are people outside the republican coalition. >> thats true, but also his policy instincts seem to be different. for example, he wants to simplify the tax code, to be able to do it in 15 minutes. wouldnt that be terrific? whereas donald trump talked about raising taxes on certain americans. he wants health savings accounts. donal...