you were part of the obama administration during syria's civil war. you say president trump should be commended, why? >> he did the right thing. not only did we see these horrific image s of men, women and children who were gassed to death, but what they did was violate one of the sacred international norms. that is using weapons in our conflict. if the united states is not prepared to stand up i don't think anyone else will. it is important that we do so. if president was right to stand up and take action. >> you know, it is a reversal for president tufrp.