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Syria. the horrific pictures that no doubt the president has seen and it begs the question what is the president's next move going to be and you get an inkling of what he will do by the tweets. he tweeted big myself to pay. that refers to a red line. -- he tweeted big price to pay. that refers to a red line. another humanitarian disaster for no reason whatsoever. sick. let's listen to what lindsey graham said. >> it is a defining moment in the presidency. he challenged assad in the past not to use chemical weapons. we had a one-and-done missile attack. assad is at it again. they see resolve br...

I do believe in syria we should be results-based and not slaves to a timeline. >> some leading republicans, as you know, senator, they say the president's words actually embolden the syrian leader bashar al-assad. listen to how the house armed services committee chairman and senator lindsey graham, a man you know well, listen to how they responded. >> i think the notion that we would leave syria is -- was a mistake, because we haven't finished destroying isis, and because people like iran and russia see a vacuum created when the u.s. leaves into which they will run. >> they see our resolve bre...

Point. >> reporter: nothing off the table, and from the president this tweet, among others, specifically blaming russia, president putin, syria's president, assad: >> they see our resolve breaking. if it becomes a tweet without meaning, then he's hurt himself on north korea. if he doesn't follow through and live up to that tweet, he's going to look weak in the eyes of russia and iran. so this is defining moment, mr. president. you need to follow through with that tweet, show a reso that obama never -- resolve that obama never did to get this right. >> reporter: and the timing is somewhat probl...

To use chemical weapons. we had a one-and-done missile attack. assad sees our resolve breaking, our determination to stay in syria waning and it's not accident they used chemical weapons. if it becomes a tweet without meaning, he's hurt himself on north korea. if he doesn't follow through and live up to that tweet, he's going to look weak in the eyes of russia and iran so this is a defining moment, mr. president, you need to follow through with that tweet, show a resolve that obama never did to get this right. >> okay, welcome back to "morning joe." it's the top of the hour, monday, april 9. h...

Line in the sand, the syrian disaster would have end elong ago. animal assad would have been history. republican senator john mccain is criticizing president trump following the attacks saying assad's regime was emboldened after he suggested last week that it was time to reduce u.s. involvement in syria. and republican senator lindsey graham had this to say about president trump's response to the suspected chemical attack. >> defining moment in his presidency because he has challenged assad in the past not to use chemical weapons. we had a one and done missile attack. so assad's at it again. t...