u.s. air strike on syria, guided missile destroyer uss porter played a major role in launching that attack. now a russian warship in the eastern mediterranean is heading toward the border, and another navy destroyer that launched those strikes. the developments raising serious questions about what comes next. a piece in the washington post reads the biggest difference that trump and his commanders confront now is the presence of russian troops on the battlefield and russian air defense systems that are capable of shooting down u.s. planes. today, russian troops are intermingled with the syrian forces, and any strike on a syrian military target could also produce russian military casualties. mitchell is a retired u.s. army special forces lieutenant colonel and national guardsmen. let s talk about the latest development, the russian ship steaming toward the u.s.