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In the attack. our military policy in syria has not changed. our priority remains the defeat of isis. isis represents a clear and present danger and iedia threat to europe and ultimately a threat to the united states homeland. in closing, the syrian regime should think long and hard before it acts so recklessly in violation of international law against the use of chemical weapons. the general will provide further information on the strike. >> thank you, mr. secretary. secretary mattis stated the united states central command was directed to develop military options and response to the syrian r...

Into broader stry? how does the strike and the positioning of u.s.-backed forces on the ground help in a broader strategic sense. >> the broader strategy is embedded it's inside a global strategy and the americans are making very clear that isis is in our cross hairs and that's what our climbed after the campaign in syria is taking. this other effort that came up in the midst had to be addressed because it addresses a vital national interest that bars the chemical weapons not be used and the bar not get lowered by the assad regime so this is common place. we had to make a very, very

About red lines. i generally shy away from it myself. i recommend assad be rather cautious about violating international law with chemical weapons, i suppose that could be considered a red line. it will not spiral out of town. secretary of state tillerson is in moscow and we maintained communications with the russian military and with the diplomatic channels. it will not spiral out of control. >> what gives you that assurance, the russians have been clear on your rrhetoric. the russians are saying another response like the one you launched on april 6th would be a red line for them. how are you...

Personnel on the strikes. when the order was received, we targeted the 59 locations and struck 57 of those. we assess that we achieved our stated objective and the regime's ability to generate offensive capabilities from the air field which we assessed was the launching point for this chemical attack has beeny severely degraded. we are paying close attention to the environment and respond as necessary. meanwhile we are focused on the defeat isis campaign. in closing, i want to commend the exceptional skill and professionalism of forces involved in the strike operation. they performed extraordi...

Office? did he read the signal from officials that isis was no longer the top priority? it might be the priority, but regime change was not. are you sending him a new signal? for you, general, you talk about isis remaining a priority, but how prepared is central command to take on additional military targeting? do you feel you know even if you can't say where the chemical weapons are at this point? >> barbara, we believe that assad used chemical weapons several times over the last several years. violated the international law that prohibited their use since 1925. syria is a sig tori to that co...