thought. >> what does john bolton's absence mean for a decision like this on iran? john bolton was a big iran hawk. >> it means the hardest line voice in the administration who would urge probably maximumal response to provocation like this if iran carried out this attack, that hard line voice is now missing from the conversation. mike pompeo has been a hard liner on iran, it remains to be seen how this will play out within the administration. to answer the question about what happens next, the defense department and intelligence community should be in position of presenting the president with options to respond to this, may include military options, sanctions options, diplomatic options. in any normal administration, that's what would be happening now. >> in any normal administration is the key. the united nations general assembly is next week. should the president, i know it is unlikely after this, should