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Why? >> i completely agree. remember this happened also in 2015 when they had caliber missiles fired from the sea into syria. they took pictures from the world. youd think you want to hide that technology and its the same thing here. theyre showing i think its defensive and its trying to intimidate but it also, as you mentioned, shows weakness. >> and then when we talk about what is happening, obviously, this is an area where this is the greatest conflict. the russians are having to bring troops...

Members of congress have always been fighting the president is trying to take that authority away too much. it cant sit well. your ideology cant match with the man youre defending. >> right. so their argument is, well, if not for him, hillary clinton would be president. no, she wouldnt be. actually mike pence, a very good from their perspective conservative would be. so they tell them these things to get them through, that this is just the media. that if they let them win on this one, theyll tak...

Trying to take that authority away too much. it cant sit well. your ideology cant match with the man youre defending. >> right. so their argument is, well, if not for him, hillary clinton would be president. no, she wouldnt be. actually mike pence, a very good from their perspective conservative would be. so they tell them these things to get them through, that this is just the media. that if they let them win on this one, theyll take down any president. that if the president shows weakness, the...

Chastened a little bit after the cuban missile crisis. we have a long history of the leaders not trusting, maybe not even liking, the other. but this seems to set a whole new stage of -- i dont know -- brings other problems, does it not? >> it certainly does, and wherever an american president shows weakness, or is judged by his adversary -- you mentioned khrushchev and kennedy. the real problem the drove the cuban missile crisis was that khrushchev assessed that kennedy would not stand up and, ...

Not happy with this. i understand why they want him in place and a substantive reason to have the job filled, its a big job even though most people arent familiar with the job, but to do a recess appointment and not willing to have the fight and stand up for their nominee and what they have done in health care, i think, shows weakness. >> norah, what would happen if they did it the more traditional way and put this particular appointment through the process? what kind of fight would we see? what...