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Before isis? >> i think we need to be pursuing parallel tracks. one of the complicating things about diplomacy and policy is this secretary of state kissinger has written about extense i havely, you have to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. we need to go after isis every possible way, in that sense, the enemy, my enemy my friend with russia and go after assad as forcefully as we can, as well. i've argued in print that we should be containing syria and treat them like a wartime belligerent and do all the things to them as we were doing to germany, say, in 1941. >> congressman, are ...

Obviously, not. so i don't think how you can remove the obvious footprints of syria all over these things, sweps some footprints of russia. >> i'm curious how this has changed the political temperament on capitol hill. as you know, some of the president's most vocal critics have come around to his side on these strikes. for example, lindsey graham. in fact, let's take a listen to him. >> you know, this guy, i think he was repulsed as a human being by what assad was capable of doing. the children really moved him, and all i can say about this president, he has the instincts of ronald reagan in ...

The works here? >> i think it's already happened, alex. we have seen russia, which was with us on creating sanctions against iran to prevent them from getting a nuclear weapon steadily moving toward iran over the last two to three years. why? because pragmatically they want support. they, russia, want support for assad, who is their client and, frankly, their creature. so there's a confluence of interest between the two. that's dangerous, not only for the long-term future of syria, but for our allies a friends in the region, israel, the gulf states, saudi arabia. so i don't like this tehran, m...

I think he was repulsed as a human being by what assad was capable of doing. the children really moved him and all i can say about this president, he has the instincts of ronald reagan in many ways. >> there we have south carolina senator lindsey graham a member of the armed services committee weighing in on thursday's surprise u.s. air strikes in syria. i want to bring in crystal ball author of reversing the apocalypse and robert trainor, a former bush/cheney adviser. great to see you both. let's begin with senator graham who has been a vocal critic for president trump, as they were campaigni...

With some of his most vocal opponents now comparing him to ronald reagan. here's what lindsey graham told my colleague, kasie hunt. >> i think he was repulsed as a human being by what assad was capable of doing. the children really moved him. and all i can say about this president, he has the instincts of ronald reagan in many ways. he's an emotional man, but he's also a very smart man. i think he feels that he did the right thing by those children. >> joining me now is democratic congressman john delaney. thank you for your time this afternoon. >> thanks for having me, sheinelle. >> first you...