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We are closer to a war than we have ever been. russia has the relationship with both the israelis and iranians to make sure this doesn't escalate. >> russia can be involved. but the question is why did they fall in the golan heights. warren, thank you very much for the reporting. be safe. john mccain calling on senators to reject the nomination of gina haspel to be the next cia director. he cites her refusal to call torture immoral at wednesday's confirmation hearing saying that should disqualify her. haspel did tell lawmakers she would not allow any activity at the cia that she considers im...

Damascus wakes up is their view on just how successful this military action was. i think it's significant that we did not here from either chairman dunford or secretary mattis that this was a successful military operation. they gave us the legal justification. they gave us the rationale. they gave us the targets. they gave us the intent. the intent was deterrence. but we still don't know how successful it was in hitting the targets. we'll get all that tomorrow when we get something called a bda, battle damage assessment. i think that's key to look for in the next 12 to 24 hours. i also think i...

That there is real conversations about military action, because the feeling among many in the administration is that it is better to have a conventional war than to risk a nuclear north korea where they can proliferate all over the globe. and that's extremely real, and they have some support from people like tom cotton on capitol hill. >> if you can maintain that to be a conventional war that doesn't escalate. the big difference that kim jong-un has, and you heard a little bit of this from john kirby earlier, was when bill clinton was negotiating with them, they hadn't tested a nuclear weapon....

>> jon: i suppose a part of the danger of the strategy is that any reaction may be disproportionate. the united states could launch a limited strike and the north koreans could launch what they consider a limited strike that would result in potentially thousands of deaths. >> you are right, there is a risk of that escalation getting out of control. it is also a risk that the north may not interpret a strike as limited. it may see the strike coming and think this is it, this is an all-out strike. the messaging around that ensuring the north understands what you're doing it doesn't escalate can ...

I think the professor talked about the fact that a lot of great things have been happening. that's true. the mattis doctrine of making sure they understood we had the right military not only personnel but capability in the region to do bad things that oh, by the way, kim jong-un, if you try anything, your regime comes to an end. you're gone. that's the right message. but that is a calibrated message delivered in a way that doesn't escalate. and it gives kim jong-un a way out. what my concern is, the way that they're talking now, is that the president says this, and then his senior cabinet offi...