basically consistent with that worldview. humanitarians which he defended in the syria strike were a notable departure, but it may be that the strike ends up just being an effort to reestablish a redline and reassert american credibility with an eye to these other conflicts, including north korea. >> jon: simon, you've never been a trump fan. are you surprised by the way he's conducting foreign policy? >> yes, and i think -- rich's piece was interesting and i think it's possible but that's where trump ends up, but we also have to acknowledge that we are going to appear with an enormous consummation. big changes in the ways he views the world. we are at an immature stage. i think there's a lot of countervailing data. one of the great tasks of riches theory is what he does about russia and i think russia is the blind spot for this administration. i would put russian aggression