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There were airplanes taking off today from there. can you thread that for us at all in terms of giving us an assessment there? >> sure. the base itself, the majority of the damage to the base itself was infrastructure. they did not pock up the runway. these strikes were very targeted. they didn't take out the syrian air force as some were calling for early yesterday. what they were trying to do was send a very clear message, a clear signal that the specific assets that were used for this chemical attack earlier this week on civilians near idlib, those are what were targeted. they went after 20...

This worked perfectly. can you thread that for us at all in terms of giving us an assessment there? >> sure. the base itself, the majority of the damage to the base itself was infrastructure. they did not pock up the runways. these strikes were very targeted. they didn't take out the syrian air force as some were calling for early yesterday. what they were trying to do was send a very clear message, a very clear signal that the specific assets that were used for this chemical attack earlier this week on civilians near idlib, those were what was targeted. they went after 20 syrian aircraft and ...

This base, certainly it is still functioning as an air base. we got counter veiling information from u.s. sources saying no. the amount of damage and type of damage done was exactly what we intended. can you thread that for us at all in terms of giving us an assessment? >> the base itself, the majority of the damage to the base itself was infrastructure. they did not -- these strikes were very targeted. they didn't take out the syrian air force as some were calling for early yesterday. what they were trying to do was send a very clear message, a very clear signal that the specific assets that ...

Makes. >> no question, chris. we are getting our first battle damage assessment as the military calls them from the strike. the military saying of the 59 tomahawks fired, 58 of them severely damaged or degraded the intended targets. this was a devastating strike, but narrow one. a targeted one. to target the air base that the u.s. believed was used to launch the chemical weapons. they have damage to the hardened areas and shelters and destroyed a number of aircraft. targeted fuel depots and ammo depots and radar installations. all things that were used, the u.s. believes, for the chemical weap...

Something you don't want to finish? was this a good compromise keeping it that way? >> it all depends on what happens next. this was a very targeted attack in military terms. a base really just parts of that base. you didn't go after the runways. you went after the aircraft. you went after the fuel depots. you didn't go after the saran gas. that would spread around and hurt civilians. in military terms, it is focused. also strategically. the syrian military's ability to wage war in the country has not been significantly altered here. it doesn't change the course of the war at least based on th...