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The president made it clear he has plenty of options including possible military action. >> i'm not looking for war, and if there is, it'll be obliteration like you've never seen before. but i'm not looking to do that. you can't have a nuclear weapon. you want to talk, good. >> reporter: the white house has been considering a number of response options. the president called off a strike against iran after he says he had concerns with how many people could have been killed, but we've also heard from secretary of state mike pompeo just within the last hour or so that says it's still possible tha...

Gangs. >> a confidential report provided president trump with a legal rationale to impose a heavy tariff on new cars. this still undisclosed commerce department report concluded trump could justify auto tariffs on national security grounds and offered a range of response options for people familiar with the document have told politico. politico reporting some republicans suspect the commerce department reverse engineering its justifications to suit the president's intentions similar to its 2018 report green lighting proposed tariffs on metal imports. it is fueling a renewed bipartisan push to ...

Still claiming to be in the dark about what's happened, it's only because he's keeping his eyes closed. i've been in the white house during crises like benghazi. immediately they prepare assessments for the president, so the final report is important, but it's not coming out of thin air. it's important if remember it is just one piece of a larger puzzle. intelligence doesn't make policy. it informs policy makers so they can make a decision. what the president should do is convene a national security council meeting so everyone conform the report, weigh the different response options, and decid...

Prevent war and old peace through strength thing that president reagan used to talk bought time. we think about diplomatic, informational, military and economic elements of national power. this is the military and information element of national power. pete: you use the word flexible deterrent which i understand. most folks hear the word war. what could that mean and where could it be if you were to place bengally here and say the likely flash points where are? >> north korea because we are on converging railroad tracks or maybe heading at one another. the information piece is happening. diplo...

Flexible response option. we have flexible deterrent options, flexible response options. we could move rangers on the korean peninsula, we could fly more b-1 bombers, we have three carrier strike groups in the sea right there off to korean peninsula. right now we are prepped militarily to attack north korea. if they were to launch while the president is boots on the ground in south korea, that would be a huge mistake that could spark the forest fires, so to speak, that starts this thing. i really think -- i'm sure they've thought through this, the planners have, h.r. mcmaster and so forth. >> ...