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Families separated by the korean war were discussed. they have agreed to open a hotline, something initiated by the north. joining us now former nato allied supreme commander. retired four star navy admiral james stavretis. hes an analyst for msnbc and nbc. also with us gordan chang. good to have you both with us. >> admiral, is this maybe a bit of good news weve been looking for? >> i think, joe, its a sliver. one swallow flying does not a spring make, but life is kind of compared to what? and ...

>> what are you reading with all the navy news in there. we had the expansion of nato which the russians absolutely loathe. the president is going to be meeting with the head of nato coming up. how do you read the tea leaves over the past 24, 48 hours? >> well, i hate to get too enthusiastic too fast. i need to curb my enthusiasm. but if nato were a stock, its kind of rising. i recognize one tomahawk strike does not a spring make, like one swallow doesnt make a spring. but the strike and the nat...

Not a spring make either. weve got a lot of work to do to sit back, look at the diplomatic options, look at the conversation with russia, where does that go. what follows now are the interesting set of constraints. in terms of the right decision, this was it. its the appropriate level of force. it was well done militarily, good day for the navy, and i feel overall this will have at least a stopping effect on the flow of activity. well have to see if we can negotiate with the russians in a way th...

And iran. >> if you could, begin your comments -- first of all, we want to know, as to what mika said, this is a show of strength, we also needed to do this as a show of moral authority. before you agree with those two positions, that the united states needed to act after the events of this week? >> i absolutely do. i think it was appropriate and i think it was legal under international law. as david said, it sends a salutory and most-needed message to our allies. it pushes back on their heels a...