that said it's a change from when donald trump was not only against the involvement with syria, but was also warning about any u.s. strike -- that was then. right now we're joined by jason miller. i do think the office, being in office is a lot different than being a civilian and reading about this stuff in the paper or even as a candidate. when you hear people asking that wag the dog theory, what do you think? >> well, the first thing i tell them is let's take a step back and recognize that president trump passed his first test on the world stage. i think he had excellent results. now, when we talk about the