will stand as a bloodstain in the annals of american history. was there no chance for diplomacy? are we so weak and so inept diplomatically that turkey forced the hand of the united states of america? turkey? >> and christopher, add to that, this video on twitter showing a russian speaking man, on an empty u.s. base, saying let's see how the americans lived, and the u.s. bombing its own military base. how does the rest of the world see these latest developments? >> i think that they see president trump's performance as contemptible, if not insane. look, this goes back to the u.n. general assembly when he couldn't find time to meet president erdogan of turkey. he just couldn't put him on the agenda. erdogan is a very proud man. and he was deeply insulted, finally, finally, they arranged this infamous phone call, and trump on a whim, because of his