circumstances. >> does this air strike bring us any closer to the end of the syrian civil war? we're talking 500,000 people dead. some are looking at this saying u.s. is reacting for 100 syrians killed in a chemical attack. hundreds are dying every single day, not as a result of a chemical attack. what does that do to change that die nam snik. >> a greater number were killed by chemical attacks before ask half a million people dead during this long war. the short answer, no this doesn't bring us any closer to a resoluti resolution. this was just a tactical strike to achieve some military and political objectives. you may not hear any more about it in the weeks going forward. >> how do you expect this strike to be interpreted by bashar al assad? >> well, that's an interesting question because he could interpret it to say, you know what, if this is all they're going to do and they're not going to keep doing it, i can do anything i want to but i have to