Weapons. This strike aims to deliver a clear message to the syria regime of their chemical weapons use against their civilians is inexcusab inexcusable. We selected these targets carefully to minimize the risk to innocent civilians. Initial indications we have accomplished our military objectives without interference from syria. Barbara starr was at that briefing. It was interesting to hear the initial Damage Assessment as well as the array and u. S. Allies forces used. Indeed. They laid out considerable detail of the u. S. U. And milita forces and from the persian gulf area and combination of submarines and bombers and more than 100 missiles fired into syria at three chemical weapons and Research Development and storage site. The point the pentagon is making here is this is very different than what we saw a year ago when they bombed the airfield trying to keep aircraft from going into the air delivering chemical weapons again. This is not about the delivery system. This is about what they call the heart of assads chemical weapons program. They believe they were successful in striking these sites especially a major r d site in damascus. That takes you to the fundamental calculation that was made here that last night they could get the missiles and aircraft pass assad air defenses of his radar and missiles could bring down u. S. Missiles and pilots obviously staying well out of the way, they did not see a response, the russians are there as well and they did not see a military response from the russians. The missiles that the syrians fire came after the mission was over according to the u. S. , now it is sun rise, we are left with the fundamental question. What is accomplished here . What the pentagon is saying they believe they dealt a massive blow in this mission to assads chemical Weapon Program. Nobody can guarantee they cannot start something up again. They destroyed much of the equipment thats being used. There are indeed facilities and that destroys the heart of his ability to carry out another major chemical weapon attack. Is it guaranteed . No general in the u. S. Military is going to guarantee anything on this. But, they do believe that they accomplished that mission last night. John. An importantly barbara, a followup here, the pentagon officials were pressed on what would it take for the u. S. To attack again or respond specifically if Bashar Alassad uses chlorine which is a different type of nerveagent, would that prompt a response and there was no direct answer. Thats absolutely right and a crucial point. Lets start with this of the last many years of syrian. He have bombed his cities for years now and the world have not stepped in. On chlorine, there has been dozens of chlorine attack and no one has stepped in. This is an awkward question for the u. S. Government on a hold to make that decision. They have seen these attacks and done nothing. We believe that their justification is the potential use nerveagent here. They have not come out defensively and said nerveagent. They believed it, based on the video of victims suffering was simil st symptommatic to nerveagent. Is there a red line . They are careful not to say that and not to suggest they are doing anything to shake Bashar Alassad overall power in that country. Barbara starr, terrific reporting over night and into the morning. This is what the president had to say about all of this, this morning. He wrote a perfect execution last night, thank you france and the United Kingdom. Could not have had a better result. Mi mission accomplished. It was later used against him being critical of him to suggest or the implication that the Overall Mission was over when several thousands people were to die in that country and including hundreds of u. S. Troops. Caitlin collins is joining me now with the overall white house response. The president does seem pleased this morning. Yes, he certainly did. He went on further saying so proud of our great military after this spending of billion approved dollars of the finest that our country ever had. There wont be anything or anyone everyone close, the president certainly is taking a victory lapse on twitter today. The two words mission accomplished, evoke memories of president george w. Bush when he indicated the mission was over when clearly it was far from it. She says she believed the mission last night was accomplished and he did achieved all of their objectives there but it does raise the question of what is the president s overall goal in syria is going to be. Last night, there was the ally air strike but just last week a few days before the chemical attack, the president was saying he wants to withdraw those u. S. Trips who are in syria fighting isis. The question Going Forward is what is the president s strategy for syria overall, john. Kaitlan, what is the president s day looks like and who is he meeting in the coming hours . Right now there is nothing on the president s schedule. Thats a typical of a saturday here. There is no marines standing in front of the west wing. Usually a signal that the president is in the oval office. He excesent these tweets from t pentagon. They are giving a Spring Garden tour and we can hear the marine band playing in the background. It is a nice sound to hear. Kaitlan collins at the white house. Nick peyton is on the ground in northern syria. A different part of the country and a different control aspect right there. In so far as you can see what has been the reaction . Reporter none really here. We have seen limited pockets of proregime supporters here. Driving around and honking their horns and waving flags theyre sort of being forced sense of victory this morning because it was not anywhere near as bad as perhaps this sort of reports of how john fulton think it appears these according to the pentagon, u. S. Missiles went straight through their targets and thatll lead to some that could be significantly broader in the scope of targets that were actually hit. The pentagon believes all the responses happen after launches hit their targets. Syrians claim 70 or 100 or so were intercepted by syrian s defenses. If russians had to use more m t Sophisticated Technology technology Syrian Regime, Bashar Alassad on his twitter feed and believing a video of him going to work with a briefcase walking through a nicely polished marble hallway. It is interesting to hear the pentagon going through precisely what they thought they hit. They hit the heart of the chemical Weapon Program but it is possible that it could setback a number of years. They did not want to go into what substance was used. That was important. Nikki haley says the u. S. And france have quote, analyzed the situation, the substance frankly if you heard her at the state capital before before the last meeting be there and also we heard from u. S. Officials that substances may have been detected and mixture of chlorine, too. It is important. Is syrian use of what caused the military to response or chlorine thats used dozens of time. The u. S. Says the regime have used chemical weapons during this war. There is a possibility that these weapon sites well known over the years may have been particularly cleared out potentially the issues or elements that the u. S. We dont know, they seem confidence, thats the nature of the game when you are given the view of whats happening. And now apparently is using them again. From inside syria that they could have been much worse. Nick paton walsh, great to have you. I want to get more analysis on this. Our former National Security adviser in the obama administration. Colonel if i can start with you, we did get some details of what weapons were used, 105 different weapons from a variety of different platforms, what strikes you of what we heard from the pentagon on that front this morning . The biggest thing is the use of jazz of the so cacalled joi air to service attack. It is a true standoff weapon. It it has a little bit greater of 600 miles range. It could have fired without pen frustrati penetrating syrian aerospace. We do know based on the pentagon briefing, this was a highly effective employment of this kind of weapon systems. The integration of the strike packages was very, very good. Thats the strike packages between the u. S. Pieces, both in the air component and the naval component as well with the british and the french air components and naval component. This was a good demonstration of coalition of power and it was very useful to see how effective it was against Syrian Air Defense system thats based on the pentagon assessment at least was very ineffective in dealing with this. They seemed to want to say this was a rampup response but samantha, it is also a very, very narrow response here. They said they succeeded their goals in destroying the targets they were aiming at. They say they crippled the capacity of syrians to reduce condehemical weapons. It does not seem like theyre trying in any way to alter the balance of power right now in that region. John, i could not agree more. That was one of the striking parts of the briefing for me. The pentagon made it clear that this was a precision mission. This was going after three specific sites with the specific focus on destroying the ability of the Syrian Regime to use chemical weapons again. This was purposely not broader. I think because the administration and allies did not want to risk escalation with russia or iran. Keep in mind the pentagon said the Syrian Air Defense system did not engage any of our missiles. That tells me we may have had the capabilities to destroy the missile Defense System and chose not to again probably because we did not want to escalate the situation with the russians. The problem though john is later in the briefing these spokesperson could not answer the question as to whether we would act again if c. W. Was used. We said that we would act or respond to c. W. And the president said mission accomplished. There is a Strategic Value and ambiguity but never the less, if you are Bashar Alassad waking up this morning and the syrians put out that video of him walking into work with the briefcase, are you concern of your power right now and do you know more of what the u. S. And allies would not do as you flex your muscle against your own people. Somebody like assad who loves to walk across the beautiful polished floor, okay, i can go up to a certain point and employ certain elements of the type of weapons that i have. I have these chemical weapons thats most likely to employ and have in the past and of course, chlorine based. Thats a common substance thats basically everywhere and the use of chlorine mixed with Something Else which is probably what happened in the case of duma and thats something made may very well be serum. They have not been explicit saying that as sam mentions and thats a big danger point at this point. Go ahead. I actually think that assad in some way is feeling better this morning because the administration have clarified and to me the administration does have a policy on syria. It is to counter isis and sometimes launch strikes against one specific war crimes. The administration clarified it would not act against a broader range of activities. 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Go your own way get your first prescription free at anoro. Com. All right, less than an hour, the u. N. Security council is holding an emergency meeting this comes after russias request. The United States warns there will be consequences for the syria strike. Nic roberston is live in moscow, what are you hearing from the russians this morning, nick . Yes, what putin is saying is he wants to discuss the aggression of the United States and its allieallies, france and britain. We are hearing from the Defense Military here and you have to take it with a big pinch of salt. They laid out how the syrian Defense Systems have taken 71 out of 103 missiles fired at syria. We know thats what the defense does not stack up of the evidence that the pentagon had. No indication that president putin is about to turn away from the dark part supporting assad which is one of the things that President Trump talked about last night and jonah mattgenera talking about the need of pushing russia towards the u. N. No indication of that at all so far. The Defense Ministry here is talking about doubling down on supporting assads air Defense System by upgrading those air Defense Systems. The paint that emerges right now is rhetoric rather than action. It is notable that although air Defense Systems may have been switched off last night that they did not target u. S. And coalition or in coming missiles thats a significant part of the picture that we have at the moment. Well see russia spin this as aggression against syria and lavrov, the russian minister whos speaking right now and made these points that the strike comes before chemical weapons, get to work in syria and implicit, that statement is what we heard from the Foreign Ministry in the past few days that the strike is the cover up of what they have called this fake attack, john. These strikes, the nature of the strikes seemed carefully assigned with the russians in mind at every level and not to do anything would upset overall their president or influence if the rejegion. The United States says it was in terms of deconfliction. Did the russians say anything on that . Nothing on that. Macron called president putin yesterday. That call macron told putin that they would told putin they would continue to be in touch and the french were saying they made clear that they did not want an escalation with russia and i think thats been the tone that we have heard and restated many times from the pentagon joining the briefing last night. They did not want to injure civilians or foreigners inside syria. That message have been understood. The kremlin are not giving indications on that. The russians here are saying those lines are active b. Nic roberston, we have to listen to the exact words the russians say and do not say over the course of the next several hours, thatll be very telling. Thanks nic roberston. One of the other crisis of the president s plate this morning of his personal attorney, his personal attorney is ordered to appear in court next week. Well speak to the one who knows the judge quite well on this matter. Touch is how we communicate with those we love, but does psoriasis ever get in the way . Embrace the chance of 100 clear skin with taltz. For people with moderate to severe psoriasis, up to 90 had a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaques. With taltz, 4 out of 10 even achieved completely clear skin. Dont use if youre allergic to taltz. Before starting, you should be checked for tuberculosis. Taltz may increase risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. Tell your doctor if you have an infection, symptoms, or received a vaccine or plan to. 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