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Us with great hostility. that's the big picture in the long run. the saudis are important to counterbalancing all that. by the way, harris, they have also worked with us on counterintelligence versus radical sunnis. it was that that stopped the bombing of an american airliner that would cost the lives of several hundred americans. we have to remember that, while at the same time saying "you can't murder people like that. there's a consequent for that." we have gotten bogged down, it's not good for them, it's not good for the region. we have two collaboratively work to to have a different cours...

Because they want to delay this process. >> reporter: that possibility of delaying and dodges from pyongyang could be why secretary of state mike pompeo tells cnn the administration won't put a time line on reaching crucial milestones. this is a process that will be grinding. like all past agreements with this regime it could break down. >> what happens is that the process gets bogged down, threats are issued. there's a resumption of more pressure but not maximum pressure yet. eventually, somebody has to make the call that the deal is broken. >> reporter: if some key aspects fall through, and ...

Thank you for sharing your insights. let me turn to you, bill kristol. i worked with the first president who dealt with the challenges of being at war in afghanistan and now we're on the third. your thoughts. >> well, i think what jim mattis means -- i discussed this before he was secretary of defense, that we fought one year war 16 times is everyone wanted to get out as quickly as we could. totally understandable desire. who wants to be bogged down, but as a result under rumsfeld we had a lightfoot print. we got out as fast as we could. right after 9/11, bush had to send more troops back in '...

Didn't show up in 2014 for the midterm. so republicans in these midterms have some real, real, real challenges, in having a white house that's sort of bogged down in a, scandal, but b, chaos, and not able to move an agenda. it's a terrific problem for republicans right now. >> thank you very much. moving on to a different subject. at least 80 people are dead following a sue sid cicide car afghanistan. we'll go to kabul for the latest investigation. back to politics. voters want answers on health care from louisiana senat bil cassidy his town hall this morning. why they're not sold on plans...

>> and the white house -- >> neil: now you've unearthed a little battle behind the scenes here. but i don't disagree with that. i think the ways of washington represented by the power structure there, i'm not condemning it, this president, i think, to wendy's point has said enough. i'm going nuts here this. >> absolutely. i think that he needs to start having conversations with members of his own party and try to move things forward. right now we're getting bogged down -- >> neil: don't make the assumption he's not doing this. maybe the other stuff -- >> it is other stuff. he's still president...