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Administration, but saying completely different things. >> doesn't that tell you it's not cemented yet? >> there's nosyria. if you have not figured out a few steps yet, i understand you're not going to necessarily with the situation as complex as syria, figure out a to z, but one hopes we had beyond a, right? at least we -- but if you don't know, don't talk. what good does it do the american people in a scary time to here the international leaders of the united states say different things and help our standing on the world stage. >> there is no plan beyond a. a was it. i mean, you hear matt. w...

Syria. that strike against that air base did not destroy the base. it was not meant to. don't use chemical weapons. that air base in syria now by all accounts up and running again, syria war planes again attacking assad's own people. >> you raise the the right questions including this one, how is north korea responding to all of this? cnn's will ripley is live in north korea, the only american network in that country. will? >> reporter: the north koreans are certainly receiving the message that president trump is sending, but their response to it may not be with the administration is intending...

>> asking and calling on assad to cease of use of the weapons. other than that, no change to the military posture. >> if he goes against civilians no matter what weapons he uses? >> the president makes whatever decision he thinks is in the best interest of the american people. >> okay. let's discuss this with former new york city counsel speaker christine quinn. matt, starting with you. >> sure. >> matt, do you know what president trump's strategy is in. >> no. i won't spin you here. look at the three apsnswers, yo can see potentially different paths. i give general nick mcmaster for the right...

And it's now monday as opposed to thursday night, isn't it clear what they set out to do on thursday with the bombing of that airfield, was it mission accomplished? >> yes. >> they said in the message no chemical weapons and that's it. there is no greater strategy because for all the reasons everybody articulated, it's tough. too hard. chemical weapons is the line. beyond that, what are we looking for? >> no, i agree. the clarity was sending the clear message that they would respond when assad crosses that red line in effect and uses chemical weapons, but the question -- i mean, even if their ...

He said the use of chemical weapons is something we can't tolerate. >> basically to your mine today, that was a one and done? that was a one and done solution, assad used chemical weapons. that crossed the line. we sort of bombed the airfield, sort of, although on saturday, assad was back to bombing his innocent civilians, so that's it. >> yeah. i guess i look at it this way, which air strikes are only so effective, alison. presidents like to use them because they seem tidier, but at the end of the day , you don't accomplish what you want to without using everything at our disposal. i like the...