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Terrorists among the chechens. what do you think is 0 going on in putin's mind in dealing with the islamic state? >> i think he's taking advantage along with his military commanders the delay while the investigation goes on to plan out what their response will be. and i think at this point it's far too early to predict. it could be one massive retaliatory strike to prove the point and then move on to something else. it could be more sustained. we just don't know at the moment. but i think that a very strong response by russia would have an impact far beyond this one terrorist incident. i think...

Putin's larger strategy of becoming the dominant external power many the middle east, replacing the united states. >> do you think that's possible? look today at the front page of the "new york times," says that the coalition against isis is almost basically falling apart, that some of our arab allies have just peeled away. >> well, the coalition was never that much to begin with, and i think what the saudis in particular are worried about is the chaos in yemen at their back door with houthi rebels backed by iran with another isis cell right there in what used to be yemen along with the headqu...

Pay adequate diplomatic attention to keeping it together. >> so finally, if indeed a bomb is finally found to be the kacae of this and putin takes action, how do you see this playing snout. >> well, as i say, i don't think we know whether it will be one strike or something more sustained than that. but i think putin will respond strongly, and i think it will be viewed and certainly he'll promote it as a symbol of russian strength, resolve, determination, and it will help him in his campaign to break egypt away from the united states, too, given that this happened as a result of a problem on eg...

Thus far. >> reporter: russia announcing friday it was suspending all flights to egypt, today it's saying it had flown some 11,000 people back from egypt to russia. as the investigation continues, is it a joint egyptian/russian investigation. however, the "new york times" reporting that the fbi is also lending a hand with forensic evidence. so that investigation continues now with some american help. but right now nobody a week after this crash is saying with 100% certainty, arthel, that it was a bomb, but that certainly what it looks like. >> conor powell, thank you very much. all the offic...

Government, or other possible terrorist groups. i think it's important to keep it open. but let's assume it's isis. i think it's the worst mistake isis has ever made because, for plenty of good reasons, domestic politics as well as international affairs, i think vladimir putin would respond very harshly with a strong military retaliation against some part of the isis network near its headquarters in syria. >> putin, of course, has had a lot of experience dealing with the radical islamic terrorists, che che che checheei chechians. this could be the death nail, predicted, of isis. putin has a sp...