foreign policy analyst. i want to get your reaction to these two attacks in baghdad. isis claiming responsibility at this point. it is clear they are potentially being pushed out of other territories and back into places like baghdad. the possibility of recruitment within baghdad sunni community, jihadi cells would be dormant and then activated. isis has been evacuated from a large segment of sunni areas north of baghdad in the sunni triangle and they can now travel into baghdad. the lesson here is that the fall of any of these strongholds of isis, including in mosul does not mean automatically that isis cells won t be able to do this attack or future attacks and therefore the strategy has to do with post isis. what we need to do with iraqis and other members in the post isis era. shannon: it will take coalitions. the president s trip, the first
legislative agenda through congress and getting it done quickly. sean duffy was on with us last hour. he guaranteed it will get done. there is a process on capitol hill. shannon: this would be historic. i m not sure folks on either side of the aisle will be willing to go down that path. it would take almost all of them. bill: in light of mitch mcconnell said about tempering aspects of healthcare. whether it gets the votes you need to pass it is still an open question. we ll see how it fits into our debate later this hour. shannon: we will. two car bombs killing at least 31 people wounding dozens more outside an ice cream shop in downtown baghdad. isis is claiming responsibility for that attack. it comes after president trump called on all countries to help crush the terrorists. now just days after his first overseas trip as president allied countries are beginning to distance themselves from the u.s. let s bring in dr. walid phares nation until security and
much of iraq s military infrastublgt tour destroyed and hundreds of troops and civilians were killed. it wasn t first strike designed to punish the iraqi regime. in 1993, two years after the first gulf war, 23 cruise missiles were launched into downtown baghdad, a warning after an assassination plot was uncovered in kuwait and former president george hw bush who was visiting the country he helped liberate and kcolin powell was the chairman. we have more than enough force to deal with it. reporter: they hit a building believed to have housed iraq s intelligence service and punitive attacks have been used in retaliation for murders of americans. in 1986, libyan strong man moammar gadhafi was said to be involved and 60 tons of
first gulf war, 23 cruise missiles were launched into downtown baghdad. george h.w. bush was visiting the country he helped liberate during the gulf war. should mr. hussein even dream of retaliating, we have more than enough forces to deal with it. reporter: punitive attacks have also been used in retaliation for murders of americans. in 1986, moammar gadhafi was said to be behind the bombing of a disco in berlin, two u.s. servicemen were killed. the u.s. military reply. my fellow americans, at 7:00 this evening eastern time, air and naval forces of the united states launched a strike against the headquarters, terrorist
iraq sent hundred of troops and civilians were killed. it wasn t the first strike set to punish the iraqi regime. d 23 cruise missiles launched into downtown baghdad, a warning after an assassination plot on former president george h.w. bush. coll collin powell was at the time. the missiles hit a building believe today have housed iraq s intelligence service. punitive attacks have been used for murders of americans. in 1986 libyan strong man said to be behind a bombing. two u.s. servicemen were killed. the u.s. military reply, 60 tons of am mun nation raining down.