That it is that we are pushing back against. We are confident the iraq he people want the United States to continue to be there to fight the counterterror campaign. We will continue to do all the things we need to do to keep america safe. Hasnt been a change in u. S. Response where we will longer go after the enemy in the field . We wont go after irans control. There is a strategy that has been several years in the making now. We have been working on it. It has been a diplomatic strategy and economic strategy. With respect to targets, President Trump talked about 52 targets tonight. That is not new. To the peoplelear running around today and running it into the ground, we made clear to them that we would not respond just against these proxy forces they run in yemen, syria, iraq and lebanon. We make clear it cost would be brought home to the leadership regime in iraq. We would not just attacked their efforts, we would respond and away for the decisionmakers that put american lives at stake. We are headed to the precipice of war. You heard the president talk sites,argeting iranian including cultural sites, which is a war crime if the president carried that out. The point we are making is that the president is not entitled in the constitution to continue this escalation and take us to war without congressional action. That is what the constitution requires. Talked secretary pompeo about this. You asked him about the maximum pressure strategy. They did not accomplish any of their goals. They have unrealistic goals. All they have done is escalate with iran,of war something President Trump said they wanted to avoid. A lot of people around them, like secretary pompeo have been urging a confrontation. The secretary of state claimed he said not acting, not taking him how, that the consequences would have been than not acting. So far, from what you have learned, what do you believe was the right call . We are not safer because donald trump had him killed. We are much closer to the edge of war. The question is, why now . Why not a month ago or a month from now . The Administration Simply cannot keep its story straight. It points in all Different Directions. The last time we saw this was this past summer ovary in ukraine when people started asking questions about what had happened on the phone call between donald trump and the president of ukraine, and why had been stopped. The administration did the same thing. It pointed in Different Directions and gave different answers. What it planned out to be is that donald trump is doing what donald trump does. He was advancing his own personal, political interests. And you think that is happening here . Senator warren i think the question people reasonably ask is, if next week donald next week, he faces the star of an impeachment trial. Why now . What is the administrations strategy . Has it been explained to congress . Yes, at least i understand it. It is called selfdefense. The United States has over 5000 military personnel in iraq and additional personal in syria syria who are under direct threat not just from iran but from proxy groups. Iran needs to understand if we are attacked, whether directly from iranians or proxy groups, we will respond. Hes not getting a lot of credit for it, but the president has shown a lot of restraint after what happened in the shipping lanes, the minds they placed on the ships, after the attacks against saudi arabia. He has shown tremendous responding, but now we reached a new level and it was time to reform the crossing of these red lines. Has to say how far are we willing to go when we know our adversary is far more powerful, that in the end there is a war that i do not want im not advocating invasion. Im not advocating we bomb tehran or take action offensively. Im saying it has to be clear to the iranians that if they take action against the u. S. Directly or through proxies, we will hold them responsible and will act. Policy days coming up monday, we preview the week with National JournalSenate Reporters that an political reporter gabby or. Tensions withbout iran. Also, a discussion of the afghanistan papers with Investigative Reporter craig whitlock. Watching cspans washington journal live at 7 00 eastern monday morning. Join the discussion. Joining us from the National Institutes of health in bethesda, maryland is dr. Francis collins, National Institutes of health director. Thank you very much for joining us here on the newsmakers program. Dr. Collins glad to be with you, and great to have a chance to chat at the beginning of a new decade. Steve joining us with the question is kimberly leonard, who covers Health Policy issues for the washington examiner, and Health ReporterJayne Odonnell of usa today. I want to begin because this june marks the 20th anniversary of decoding the genes that make up the human body