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Them is that they did a bang-up job on the election. ? no question about it. they did a fantastic job. i would add, i think they're on the wrong side of the sunni/shia war. now they're stuck with the iranians. and with assad and syria, this is not good long term strategy for the russian people. their health care system is in chaos. they're basically a developing country with very limited freedoms surrounded by frightened neighbors who are applying economic sanctions to them. so it is hard to imagine what is president trump doing not recognizing this hostility? >> good question. and your friend...

Does provide more support there's really no talk of u.s. troops troops being part of a ground invasion. but certainly with iran's influence growing in the middle east, kelly, there's a real concern about this sort of sunni/shia war that could develop not only in yemen but also expand into other borders and countries as well. there's a real concern that this fight between houthi rebels and the previous yemeni government could really spark a much wider sectarian fight in the entire middle east, kelly. >> that is a major concern. conner powell thank you for the update and reporting from israel, t...

Was driven between the core al qaeda branch. he was the one who blew up the golden mosque conduct beheadings and going after the shia. the goal to prompt overreaction by the shia that would lead to ethnic cleansing and grounds against sunnis thereby driving sunnis into isis or iraq's embrace. if you look at what happened in iraq, the stage is set for this sectarian showdown sarkowi had. lost 6,000 fighters against 400 isis militants hold up in the city. saddam hussein's hometown. an eruption of a sunni, shia war. >> it's in isis best interest to drive between the sunni and the shia. this has r...

This one has an army of its own. they're called the peace brigade and they paraded by the streets of baghdad by the tens of thousands displaying their readiness to protect holy sites and shrines. the leader is a well known figure in iraq and dominated the region. remember muqtada al sadr. back then they were responsible for some of the deadliest days of the war, then he overplayed his hand. the u.s. got others to turn on him, issue an arrest warrant and in 2007 he fled to iran. when he returned in 2011 his followers remained loyal to him and he wields real political political power. malaki kep...

You have a rising china that reminds one of germany, sea power and also its imperial reach and this is an area given the u.s. pivot putting troops into australia making alliances with vietnam, the philippines. germany goes to war in 1914 because they feel encircled. there you see the tensions. >> last word to you, john. we may not be interested in the middle east but the middle east is interested in us. repair a phrasing. that's your concern, right? >> yes. what starts in the middle east never stays in the middle east. there's an important aspect of the decision making now that i think needs t...