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Five workshops near the base there, which stored ammunition. but for some of these images raising more questions. why aren't there more evidence or is there more evidence of damage there after the dozens of missiles hit the base. and what's next here? another question. what's next for the u.s.? let's talk about this now. we have with us lieutenant general mark hurtling. good morning. let's start here with the questions about why there isn't more damage to some of those workshops. is that a problem for you or is that just pointing to the precision of this strike? >> no, it points more towards t...

Honor and privilege to have you here. >> thank you for having me on. >> you just saw tom with those pictures. your assessment of what we can see as far as a successful strike and the long run ways are still in in tact. why, do you think? >> what you have to consider is you have a limited number of weapons and when you put together a strike package, you prioritize what are the targets going to be, which ones do we want to hit and which order to inflict the most damage on the targets that you want and then what can you go after after that to make sure you degrade their capability. clearly they l...

Violation of international humanitarian law. people are outraged. you have been in the hospitals and exact situation. how does something like this happen? >> they have been through during the rwanda genocide, iraq, afghanistan you name it. they took the brunt of staff members there. they are extraordinarily careful an good. september 29th they told u.n. forces where they were and what the location in the hospital was. they image there was a strike package and they had a pi particular laser designate tore and there would have been coordinates. this is my analysis. a gun ship that was responsibl...

>> no question. you see the risks an the doubts as to whether the interlocators were connected to the captors and the change of demands and where the money went. and what is interesting, it was illegal for the faups to offer to pay -- for families to pay ransoms. the government doesn't stand in the way of that and wouldn't consider it material support for terrorism but there are other risks and we see that playing out here. >> jim scuitto. we appreciate that. thanks. and now retired army lieutenant mark hurtingling and josh rogan, a columnist for bloomberg view. and you were involved in exec...

We've heard some conflicting information. is it possible to take out assad's chemical weapons stores with airstrikes? >> well, certainly, i think, the more important issue is with certitude that the certain military has really, i think, to this point put together a pretty good capability package with the strike package that's represented by the, the dgs in the eastern mediterranean. looking at the targeting that was just mentioned with regard to where the possible chemical weapon sites are, now that they're moving things around, now that we just don't have certainty, it's a much more difficult...