help us fight isis in syria, and i thought the russian government saying, look, we thought we were on the same side when it comes to that. there are also the actions. as we ve been reporting, they have suspended the air safety agreement. what does that mean? it means there isn t that line of communication anymore on the ground in syria to make sure that there is no conflicts in midair or on the ground, for that matter, between the russian and american forces. that is suspended, though, and that means that it can definitely be picked up again. to remind everyone, rex tillerson, the secretary of state, will be here in the middle of next week. and that will be a fascinating meeting with increased importance now. paula newton for us in moscow, thanks so much. want to bring in a panel of experts. joining us, retired brigadier general a.j.tata, author of besieged, kurt liphold and jim sciutto is with us. general, let me start with you. after this air strike, 59 tomahawk missiles into t