struck by those cruise missiles. the russian view is that, yes, this increases tension, but not because of russia, not because of moscow or decisions being made here. as a result of an unjustified, illegal military operation, russia now takes the view that it must withdraw this pretty important area of cooperation between russian and american forces. it s a difficult argument made, at least from the u.s. perspective, as they have tracked those very syrian planes. phil black in moscow, thank you very much. fred, lot of big questions there and our viewers should remember that. u.s. and russian forces in very close proximity to each other over and on the ground in syria. yeah. people want a lot of answers and people want to hear what the strategy is. what is the plan. straight ahead. thanks so much, jim. still ahead, the u.s. bo bombarded a syrian airbase to send a message. the question is, was it received, and what was the
you can t do it. it s unconstitutional. we should not bomb seara. those same republicans are cheering on president trump right now. that s how insane our congress is. no, that s a political argument. that s how insane it is. that s a political argument. it s so ridiculous. you can t even get a clear-cut answer. in any event, the answer here, fred, it s done. now what do we do? what s our goal? what s our stated goal? what s the next step? if he will continue military action with the russian battleship pulling into the area, he will have to get congressional approval. avery, why do you see the circumstances different than 2013? i mean, it was still i guess the effort of president obama going to congress, it was still a result of observation of chemical use of weapons. right. the same applies here in terms of chemical weapons, avery. why are they different? one president saying he wants congressional approval and the other one saying by action,
a limited american military strike, a one and we re done. this is a much more serious issue and it s going to require a lot more depthness and diplomacy. but i think there are a lot of factors on the american side which will impel the president to make sure at the end of the day, iran s nuclear program is a peaceful one, that they have limited right to enrich, that it s closely monitored and that the military aspects of their program are eradicated unless we can guarantee that, then diplomacy is not going to work. jenna: thank you very much. we look forward to having you back. pleasure. jon: first it was phone calls and emails. now, according to n.s.a. leaker edward snowden, even your facebook account might not be safe from government spying. how the n.s.a. is reportedly
him for doing so. our red line will have to be enforced by even more punitive measures. and that way lies full entanglement in a bloody, brutal civil war. third, there s a good chance an american military strike will make the situation worse as middle east scholar juan cole argues, the only hope there is of any kind of negotiated settlement in syria, is if both sides conclude they re stuck in a stalemate and grow weary of bloodshed. they ll act as a signal that rebels should keep fighting with the possible future intervention, get rid of whatever incentive they may have to go to the negotiating table. of course we should be honest leer. bashar al assad is a maniacal butcher and what he s done is unspeakable. many though certainly not all are jihadis that have threatened atrocities. i ve heard people talk about a
enforced by even more punitive measures. and that way lies full entanglement in a bloody, brutal civil war. third, there s a good chance an american military strike will make the situation worse as middle east scholar juan cole argues, the only hope there is of any kind of negotiated settlement in syria, is if both sides conclude they re stuck in a stalemate and grow weary of bloodshed. they ll act as a signal that rebels should keep fighting with the possible future intervention, get rid of whatever incentive they may have to go to the negotiating table. of course we should be honest leer. bashar al assad is a maniacal butcher and what he s done is unspeakable. many though certainly not all are jihadis that have threatened atrocities. i ve heard people talk about a diplomatic solution to this war. i get the nagging sense that s