russia and talk about targets as a strategic base to have a presence, the common denominator when it comes to destabilizing forces around the world, whether crimea, ukraine, syria or interfering in our 2016 elections is russia. until we call out russia and prioritize the threat of russia towards the u.s. and the world at large,hiss going to inue to happen. let'be vyill breathes the air that he breaes simply becse putin gives him sanctuary. i don't think put h any issue or interest in assad other than they want to keep that strategic base. so by putting pressure -- air strikes are going to happen, but by putting pressure on putin, perhaps you will see what should happen which is honestly a regime change. it is putin who keeps assad in power. until we lean on the russians, nothing in syria will change. simple as that. >> almost a year to the date the president spoke out after that chemical attack. listen to what the president said then.