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Got invited, too. >> but of course, france, the u.k., germany, our greatest allies, all voted against us. >> yeah. there they are, okay? so what are the implications here. this doesn't have any policy implications, really, but is it really a big embarrassment? does it mean anything? >> i think we're making a lot more out of it. there is a lot of hypocrisy here. what is silly about it from our perspective is the trump administration acted like this is something new. we're going to take names and give you detention after school? the united nations has been voting against israel for years and we'...

Unfounded and at the same time irresponsible provocative and destructive. when you saw nikki haley there standing in front of that missile, that was basically two missiles they reconstructed. the middle part of that, the oxidizing tank, u.s. officials say that has telltale signs, fingerprints, that this was iranian. we again don't know when this technology, when this equipment would have been shifted. and the iranians got in a dig, the former ambassador, here's what he had to say. he said when i was based in the u.n., i saw this show and what it begat. obviously you see colin powell on the scr...

Berlin, paris and london. the range of that missile she's standing in front of is about 950 kilometers. from iran that really wouldn't put most of -- state actors, it would put countries like iran and saudi arabia in range. they're doing it in a pretty correspo choreographed motion. you'll remember in october of 2016, they filed missiles. the stagecraft is important here but also the policy and what those policy implications are going to be and crucially what the international community's reaction is going to be to this evidence. andrea? >> thank you so much, hans, and of course, mr. people, m...

Nations. at that point, powell said, take my word for it. the new word from this administration is come take a look for yourself, that's their goal. i think the policy implications will be clear. >> hans nichols, thank you very much for breaking us down at the paush pentagon, peter alexander, thank you, sir. now to latest member of congress to depart after allegations of sexual misconduct. house republican blake farenthold of texas says that he will remain in office. however, he says he will not stand for re-election. house speaker paul ryan said today that's the right move. >> look, i had a...

And talking about how this plays into policy now. and there is an acknowledgment that yet, this is not ideal, but obviously i think bob corker, susan collins, these are people not afraid to criticize the president and may be the most powerful republicans in congress right now. >> right. and the president really needs them for his agenda. and they have, as you said, been on the fence. and this does not help. look, this is two things, there are policy implications in terms of the president's legislative agenda, obviously, and then there's a perception implication. in the sense that the president...