Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180415:00:19:00
Put the russians in a position where they might retaliate, number one. two, i think they were highly sensitive to the iranians, worried they might respond using shia militias against the americans. and in iraq, it is 5,000. i suspect that drove the administration. do i think it would have been smart to hit the command controls which gets to the basics of assad's power, absolutely. i think what was driving the administration, make a statement, increase the prospect of assad's use and the russians constraining him so they won't use chemical weapons. there was not a larger purpose. there was a na...
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