u.s. defense. koec kevin, this morning the president's tweet -- big price to pay. how do you begin to think when you think about what the president has said in recent days? >> i think you need to immediately speculate about air strikes, will there be a response at assad using this connection cal atta chemical attack as a legal justification. syria pals has been all over the map in the last two weeks. a real mess. a lot of people need reminding i think that the u.s. has been actively striking in syria every day, every week, for several years now. but the difference is the counterisis campaign that is outside of assad's territory versus everything on the inside. there has been no decision on how to get to a peace right l f should say the white house. the trump administration is floundering. the u.s. military knows its limitation. it is that counterisis campaign.