chemical attack. you need firm, consistent foreign policy. the world needs to know where the united states is. the trump administration has no idea. they are making blanket statements that have no substance. i think it is an example of why we need to make sure we have a state department to function and bring diplomacy and consistency to foreign policy. that is surprising that the trump administration is basically trying to slash the department of state budget. our diplomats. our folks who are experts in the area to provide advice of how we have a consistent strong policy. >> senator, frankly, you make it sound easy getting rid of assad as that is the obvious answer, but i think the trump white house said in the past that regime change has not always proven easy or worked out well. what happens then? you get rid of assad and what happens the next day?