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Security team to be briefed in a makeshift situation room. roughly 30 minutes later, the president delivered his remarks on the strike, which he said served the national security interests of us. >> it is in the vital national security interest of the united states to prevent the spread and use of chemical dedly chemical weapons. >> largely positive with the support from germany, france, israel and the uk. russia was quick to condemn the strike. russia, itself, bears key responsibility for syria's use of chemical weapons in the first place. four years ago in a deal with the united states, the ...

Now supports president trump's decision when he opposed a similar proposal under president obama when obama did what you want him to do, senator, propose it to congress, and congress didn't act. here's mitch mcconnell. >> senator, you have opposed military intervention in syria in the past as recently as 2013. what makes last night different? >> let me tell you the difference. secretary kerry, i guess in order to reassure the left-leaning members of his own party, said it would sort of be like a pinprick. but this was a strike that was well planned, well executed, went right to the heart of th...

Come to the congress first in large part because that's what the constitution demands. >> how long would it have taken approval? >> it would have taken days perhaps a week. maybe the strike would have been a little bit less effective. when it was said and done. the constitution doesn't give the power to the president to decide these questions unilaterally. this was a pinprediction strike. it kill aid couple of syrians, took out that equipment. that equipment would have still been able to be found a week from now. pinprediction strike doesn't have to happen immediately. >> using the old trick o...

Politically weaponized and is the star of the future. i'm joined by chief correspondent richard engel near the turkey/syria border right now. richard, where does this stand internationally, the whole picture if you can give it to us? >> let's start with the immediate aftermath of the strike. so far, as you said, it appears to be contained. syria doesn't seem like it is interested at all in retaliating militarily and there are hundreds of military troops in syria. there have been some condemnations from russia and syria, but barely muted with the syria government calling this foolish and russ...

Use of egregious chemical weapons. there can be a case made this was in the u.s. national security interests because there are american troops in syria and it would benefit the united states, since there are troops there, to deter bashir al assad from using chemicalweapons. >> i think that's a crystal clear report. thank you, richard engel. both parties have praised the use of a limited strike. some have concerns over his apparent contradiction in policy. five days after secretary of state tillerson appeared to project a hands-off approach to syria. here is what he said last week. >> i think...