i think they probably will, however the intervengtioned hav a shelf life. you are making a distinction, this kind of weapon, while horrific and disfavored on the international law is itself, comes from a position of weakness. that s right. it s interesting. you don t use it out of a position of strength, it s because the assad regime was so decimated during the war, so that makes the situation more difficult and that the way the syrian war is winding down is unacceptable for example regional allies for turkey, for various reasons. also the way the war is being fought, the way it s ending indicates it actually could spread refugees and other kinds of mayhem elsewhere in the region. andrew, thank you for spending time with us. thank you at home for watching our extended live coverage. you can stay with msnbc for the latest on the strike in syria,
intellectual. he s very thoughtful. he s a law-based guy. he s also had machine guns fired by his ears. i think there s a great deal of confidence. we know that most of these people, the enormous battle experience of the senior military leadership today, they re looking for ways to not fight. so we can count on both general dunford and secretary mattis to have that mind set. i don t think anything is going to go through the chain of command that doesn t make sense without mattis standing up to it. but back to jack s point, which i totally agree with, look, there s another audiences listening to what s going on in syria tonight. the north koreans have immense chemical, biological, and new nuclear weapons. the iranians have employed chemical weapons on the battlefield. israel is a potential target. so it s extremely important not that we try and fix syria with u.s. military power or our
the russian vote fald. nikki haley was clear about the message the u.s. wants to send. if assad uses chemical weapons again, the u.s. will act. i spoke to the president this morning and he said if the syrian regime uses this poisonous gas again, the united states is locked and loaded. when our president draws a red line, our president enforces the red line. our live, special coverage continues with our team of reporters covering every angel. hans nichols live and jeff bennet from the white house. hans, this has been a period of sustained pressure on president trump this week. he turns here to the most solemn obligation any president has and according to u.s. authorities as i mentioned to some of what we are hearing around the world, this action went as planned. what else can you tell us? officials here are, i think they hit the sweet spot.
they make this allegation that this operation is helping syria and two, what is your response? well, just to explain, for years now, the russian government s position has been that we are supporting terrorists. often times, they say we are supporting isis, so your listeners and viewers know, in this war in syria. that was most certainly the message for years during the obama administration. you have heard echo of that, again. two, in terms to my reaction to it, it s absurd, it s ridiculous. the russian government, vladimir putin, is assisting mr. assad in the killing of innocent civilians. that s been happening for years. talking international law, let s be clear about things, annexation is against the law. being a co-conspirator in the use of chemical weapons, which are illegal by international law
president putin, accusing the united states offing rev aggrave syrian people. standing by president bashar al assad saying the gas attack was fake and didn t happen. while they had support condemning the strikes, in a sense this is still a win for russia. the u.s. steered clear of russian assets in the region, no russian faces, personnel, aircraft were affected. the syrian air force, as well, kept intact. instead of confronting the west militarily in syria, russia could refocus on what counts most for the country, propping up the assad regime, finishing up the war and building their power base in the middle east.