blue to red. the president is thinking about the domestic political map that he believes was the key to his getting elected. the international fallout from this was immediate and overwhelming from beijing to berlin, leaders labeled the decision reckless and irresponsible, said it was another sign the united states was abdicating its global leadership. listen here while traveling in asia, jams mattis sounded almost apologetic. to quote british observer of us from some years ago, bear with us. once we ve exhausted all possible alternatives, the americans will do the right thing, so we will still be there, and we will be there with you. you listen to secretary mattis there, i m not sure what the point he was trying to make but in this climate decision, and it is reinforced i think today by the president s response to the london terror attack in his tweets this is in my view, please jump in if i m wrong, the president going to back to basics.