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>> i wonder whether you think, as someone who has served, it struck me the description of war-making, however limited in this case and, you know t was one strike, as entertainment. it struck me as a way of not fully grapplinwith the gravity of what the commandein chief has to do. >> how aboutryan williams on the destroyer, i think it was, that was shooting off missiles and saying, aren't they beautiful? isn't this wonderful? this is the idea that many americans have about war now because they have no skin in the game. no skin in the game whatsoever. people die at the end of those missiles. peo...

Pyongyang that they were willing to send missiles at people. that's what they did essentially. >> i wonder whether you think, as someone who has served, it struck me the description of war-making, however limited in this case and, you know t was one strike, as entertainment. it struck me as a way of not fully grappling with the gravity of what the commander in chief has to do. >> how about bryan williams on the destroyer, i think it was, that was shooting off missiles and saying, aren't they beautiful? isn't this wonderful? this is the idea that many americans have about war now because they h...

Responsibility to conduct relations with other countries, but the constitution is very clear when it comes to war-making, when it comes to military activity, that's a congressional prerogative. president obama understood that. that's why he asked for authorization from congress before bombing syria. he wasn't likely to get, if but that was for a good reason. that's because the american public were very reticent to support that kind of military action in syria, and though i think they might support this limited strike, if there's a broad engagement, then you absolutely have to come and talk to ...

Realities of our war making. and the fact that there is a blank check for the president to continue these wars, is part of the problem. also on the question of the president's peacemaking legacy, we do also have to remember the iran deal, we have to remember cuba. these are important things that have happened in terms of making -- in terms of coming to peaceful solutions to conflict that involve the united states. i think we need to remember those things. >> when you see the president engaging in that way, when you see him talking about the iranian deal, when you see him talking about opening ...

Tony schaefer in d.c. we are joined in new york by a ukrainian-born attorney. and ambassador for special political affairs. ambassador holiday if i can start with you, is it too late for diplomacy here? >> no, it's not. obviously putin has tried to change the facts on the ground, be you what the president has the opportunity to do is to push for a political solution and obviously mr. putin will only agree to that if he sees there is going to be an autonomous korea, excuse me, crimea. so for us, what we have to stand up against is this aggression. at the end of the day, will is the possibility ...