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Chess. i think of a player who is -- everybody else is playing a game with rules that they understand. donald trump is -- who knows what he's playing. it is probably not three dimensional chess and that is confuse people who think that is not a smart chess move. >> but he is benefiting in this respect, alfonso, in the moves internationally. the instability means that people are treating him with kit gloves and so they haven't made rash moves. just rash threats, but not rash moves. almost as if -- from the president's point of view, he probably said, see, that is my tactic. that is how this wor...

Difficult. >> bill: the commander-in-chief is aware of that. >> i'm certain that general mattis, the central command responsible for the middle east and the special operations commander are advising him of that. i hope it is a chess move to get others -- not only to support the troops on the ground. the saudis and others, but also the reconstruction cost. i think this is what set the president down the road when he found out that we had pledged over $200 million to rebuild syria and the region does need to step up in that regard in a big way. >> bill: the leader of saudi arabia has been in the...

Former counter terrorism advisor to vice president dick cheney lieutenant colonel michael waltz with me now. as i read between the lines here the fact that he mentioned it so much yesterday, he is trying to squeeze money from saudi arabia. if you get that money, maybe things continue the way they are with that mission in syria. it is just a guess. is it a good guess? >> i think if you look at what he has done nato and getting those countries to step up, he has been incredibly effective. if we do take a play out of bush senior's playbook if you remember in the first gulf war he pressed both the...

I want to lean on that cia part. this is a great chess move. >> when you look at great power politics with china, geography is destiny. we have the states that are surrounding china that are only real check on chinese territorial and maritime aggressions. these are all states that on the chinese territory ambition. we want stability. >> let's prop up that map again. what you're saying, this is what we also need to pay attention with north korea. they are definitely watching this chess move. >> absolutely. the chinese used north korea as an issue to try and get concessions from us. we tried to ...

Alabama. >> so if roy moore wins, doesn't is gop have to expel him? if you look at what the president set here by democrats? >> i think him staying in the race is a gift to the democratic party. if he wins, it's a double gift because they'll be able the make him an issue over and over again. i have to commend the democratic party right now. this is a good chess move for them to make. i think the argument for roy moore which i understand people might not agree with, the argument for him is the sins that he committed were a long time ago. they're not recent, so if i as a person can say i forgive...