I think what happens next, as i said, equipping the free syrian army, moving forward with taking mosul and raqqa, and creating safe havens for these refugees. We need to know if the plan is now to topple assad come need know what the post assad syria will look like, how we get there and how that makes the American People safer. I think the white house should bring to us their plan on syria. I hope that what the plan would contain would be the establishment of a humanitarian zone in Northern Syria where we can deliberate deliver aid to syrians that would be protected by u. S. And other nations military assets from the Bashar Alassad rise. I appreciate President Trump making that case to congress about what further military action should be taken if any pair there are some folks in congress who want to see us in protracted military involvement in syria. I think that would be a mistake. Julie conor powell is live from the syriaisrael border with the very latest. The u. S. Response to tuesdays chemical weapon attack came in the form of 59 tomahawk cruise missiles fired at the Shayrat Air Force base in homs province. This is a significant and important location for the Syrian Regime. According to officials, there was significant damage done to the airfield. Syria puts that number at six syria jets destroyed, but the pentagon puts that number higher, 20 or so is what they are saying. At least seven people were killed in these strikes, and about nine or so injured. Not surprisingly, syrian officials and russia condemning the move. They are saying come according to syrian officials, this will undermine their ability to fight terrorism in their country. They are very much trying to portray this as a strike against their ability to fight groups like isis and the al qaeda affiliate in syria as opposed to a response to the chemical weapons attack that killed more than 80 people on tuesday. Also, other u. S. Allies weighing in from across the region. Saudi arabia, israel, turkey all supporting this move and saying that this was a positive move by the Trump Administration. Though there is a question about what happens next. There is a great deal of concern that this was just a oneoff move by the Trump Administration, countries like turkey want to see the u. S. To even more against the assad regine. Regine change is still very much on the list of many officials and leaders across the region peer there is also concern about how might hezbollah, which called this a foolish act that will raise tensions in the region, how might they respond or russia or even the syrian regine respond . There are u. S. Troops in syria peer there u. S. Troops in neighboring iraq, there are u. S. Troops and nato ally turkey as well, so there are possible targets if any of these groups, the assad regine or russia decide they want to retaliate. Israel, of course, is always in danger from groups like hezbollah or assad as well, so there is a concern that there could be a retaliation and that while the Trump Administration says this was a limited engagement in syria, there is very much the potential that this could escalate into something more. Julie conor powell, thank you very much. Jon some calling the u. S. Strike against syria the first major Foreign Policy test for the Trump Administration. White House Press Secretary sean spicer tweeting this photo, showing President Trump and his National SecurityTeam Briefing him on the strike last night. An article in the wall street journal highlights the importance of the military move, saying the larger point for mr. Trump to recognize is that he is being tested. The world, friend and foe, is waiting to see how he responds to mr. Assads war crimes. His quick air strike on the evening he was having dinner with chinese president xi jinping makes it clear that the obama era is over. That editorial in the wall street journal paired that spring glen hall, u. S. News editor for the wall street journal. It was some stunning thing when we learned last night that this air strike had been ordered this early in the Trump Administration, your first reaction . It was really a moment because we heard the president previously saying something needed to happen. Then that very night, we got the word that the missiles were being launched. It was a strategic effort done by missiles, keeping u. S. Plants out of the air space, keeping arms length, but while it did have an impact in that sense it sent a signal, did not destroy assads airpower, and there are many other bases left. The question we were just discussing is still on the table, how far does it go from here . Jon Bashar Alassad has said he destroyed his chemical weapons stockpile. He proved this week that he has not destroyed it, you stood on his own people. What is the next step if you were to do it again, then what . You take out the rest of the air force . That is the question, exactly right. How much engagement as the president want to take . He sent a signal, and it was a global signal because it comes on the eve of his meetings with xi jinping, also sends a signal to iran and tehran, also a signal to north korea that he is going to take action, and you may not know when to expect it on some of these things. What does he do next to reinforce the signal . How does he bring diplomacy to the table . How hard does he push . And the big question is, what does this do with the russiau. S. Dynamic . Jon because Bashar Alassad would not be in power were it not for russia and two may be a lesser extent, the iranians. So those two countries really need to bear some of the responsibility for what happen here, do they not . There needs to be, and many are saying, a broader coalition. In order to be swift, it was u. S. Only action. As you mentioned earlier, many allies in the region and elsewhere have supported that button or in order to see real change down there, there needs to be a broader coalition in the middle east and there needs to be some sort of broader strategy globally in terms of taking aggressive action against the assad regime following these attacks on his own people. So that, we have not seen yet. That is going to be the next real test to see how does he leverage this moment into a bigger opportunity to create a coalition that makes a difference out in the middle east. Jon i know you work on the news side, not the editorial side of the paper, but the editorial from which i just read also went on to say that essentially the Trump Administration has to think about what kind of longterm relationship it wants in that part of the world and that other countries, the paper would have liked to see other countries involved to show how deplorable this gas attack was. Why do you suppose no one else was involved or did the u. S. And lean not make the request . I think the president had to decided that he wanted to act swiftly and did not want the attacks by assad on his own people to go unanswered. I dont think there was enough time to pull together a coalition and broker a deal with a bunch of other partners. That is probably what needs to happen now if he wants to leverage this moment and shift the alignment in the middle east, especially around syria because the u. S. Has largely been on the sidelines there. Donald trump had himself previously said if russia wants to take care of that problem, i am happy to let them. This is a total change to that. He is now income has accepted responsibility for this and said so, sooes that mean and what does it look like Going Forward is still an open question. We are watching to see how he forges Diplomatic Solutions to follow through on this. We have seen nikki haley of the United Nations starting down that path. Weve got to see what happens in terms of a Global Coalition coming together. There are two sides in about a right now, nobody wants to see it turn into a proxy war between the u. S. And russia, so its a very treacherous situation to navigate. Jon on that front, we expect to hear from nikki haley at the u. N. , and our u. S. Ambassador, the u. N. Ambassador any minute now. Glenn hall, thank you. Julie weve gotten information for you this our coming and as a manhunt is now underway for a truck driver who plowed into a Department Store in stockholm, sweden. There are reports that several people were killed and many more injured and what the Prime Minister has called a terror attack. Police now are urging people to stay away from the scene and central stockholm after a beer truck was hijacked and then used to carry out the attack. We will of course bring you more on this story as it continues to develop. Jon pentium response to the syrian air strikes on capitol hill. Some lawmakers say the president should have sought congressional approval before taking military action against syria. So did the president have the Legal Authority to order those strikes . Gregg jarrett breaks it down for us. And the world taking sides on this syrian attack. Who is supporting the u. S. And who is supporting syria . I didnt know where i was from ethnically. So we sent that sample off to ancestry. My ancestry dna results are that i am 26 nigerian. I am just trying to learn as much as i can about my culture. I put the gele on my head and i looked into the mirror and i was trying not to cry. Because its a hat, but its like the most important hat ive ever owned. Discover the story only your dna can tell. Order your kit now at ancestrydna. Com. My belly pain i could build a small city with all the overthecounter products ive used. Enough ive tried enough laxatives to cover the eastern seaboard. 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Julie here at home, some lawmakers on capitol hill arguing the president should have sought congressional approval before ordering those strikes on syria. In fact, senator rand paul tweeting, and i am quoting the president needs congressional authorization for military action as required by the constitution. Joining us now, fox news anchor and attorney Gregg Jarrett and my pal here in the studio. First of all, senator rand paul says this is not okay. This is against the law. This is against what washington believes in, against the constitution. Is he right or wrong . Hes a doctor and may be a pretty good one but he does not seem to know much about the constitution and the law. First of all, it is true that article one, section 8 of the constitution says only congress may authorize a declaration of war. That is not what is going on here. This is a singular, limited military action, not an expensive war, so that president does not need congress permission. And they debated the language to use. They knew there would be times when a president had to act expeditiously to protect Vital National interests and so they chose the language war as opposed to military action required for a bike congressional approval. Julie isnt President Trump also authorized under the 1973 war powers act . He absolutely was. That was the outgrowth of the vietnam war which was no war at all actually, formally declared even though more than 60,000 americans lost their life. It basically says that the president can use military action like this if he Notifies Congress within 48 hours. President trump did that. There is another law, julie, which i know you know about, which is the 2001 military authorization of force act by congress. Which basically says the president can use military force to prevent a terrorist attack, that is not just made a terrorist organization, that means a terrorist state come use of chemical weapons against innocent people is an act of terrorism, and remember, we have American Assets in the region that are vulnerable and need to be protected. Julie were going to ask you to stand by for one moment. Jon u. N. Ambassador nikki haley speaking out at the United Nations. Lets listen. He has committed criminal acts that shocked the conscience of all humanity. The International Community has repeatedly expressed its outrage. The joint investigative mechanism has found beyond any doubt that that syrian regina has used chemical weapons against its own people multiple times. On tuesday, the assad regina launched yet another chemical attack on civilians, murdering innocent men, women, and children in the most gruesome way. Assad did this because he thought he could get away with it. He thought he could get away with it because he knew russia was have his back. That changed last night. As i warned on wednesday, when the International Community consistently failed in its duty to act collectively, there are times when states are compelled to take their own actions. The indiscriminate use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians is one of those times. The United States will not stand by when chemical weapons are used. It is in our vital National Security interest to prevent the spread and use of chemical weapons. Our military destroyed the airfield from which this weeks chemical strike took place. We were fully justified in doing so. The moral state of the assad regime could no longer go unanswered. His crimes against humanity could no longer be met with empty words. It was time to say enough. But not only say it, it was time to act. Bashar alassad must never use chemical weapons again, ever. Now while the Syrian Regime is responsible for the chemical weapons attack, it is not the only guilty party. The iranian government bears a heavy responsibility. It has popped up and shielded serious brutal dictator for years. Iran continues to play a role in the bloodshed in syria. The russian government also bears considerable responsibility. Every time assad has crossed the line of human decency, russia has stood beside him. We had hoped to the Security Council would move forward, but russia made it known, as it has done seven times before, that it would use its veto once again covering up for the assad regime. Further delayed by prospecting not compromising from russia by a watereddown resolution which has only strengthened assad. Strengthening assad will only lead to more murders. We were not going to allow that. But it is even more than that. Russia is supposed to be a guarantor of the removal of chemical weapons through syria. Think about that. Russia is supposed to have removed all of the chemical weapons from syria. But obviously, that has not happened. And innocent syrians continue to be murdered and chemical attack attacks. Lets think about the possible reason for russias failure. It could be that russia is knowingly allowing chemical weapons to remain in syria. It could be that russia has been incompetent in its efforts to remove the chemical weapons. Or it could be that the assad regime is playing the russians for fools. Telling them that there are no chemical weapons, all the while stockpiling them on their bases. The world is waiting for the russian government to act responsibly in syria. The world is waiting for russia to reconsider its misplaced alliance with Bashar Alassad. The United States will no longer wait for assad to use chemical weapons without any consequence consequences. Those days are over. But now we must move to a new phase. A drive toward a political solution to this horrific conflict. We expect the Syrian Regime and its allies to take the u. N. Political process seriously, something they have not done up until this point. We expect russia and iran to hold their ally accountable and abide by the terms of the ceasefire. We expect this council to speak loudly and forcefully when the regime or its allies undermine the political process and countless of our own resolution resolutions. The United States took a very measured step last night. We are prepared to do more. But we hope that will not be necessary. It is time for all civilized nations to stop the horrors that are taking place in syria and demand a political solution. Thank you. I will never see my function as the president of the council. I give the floor to the representative of the syrianarab republic. Jon strong words from the u. S. Ambassador to United Nations, nikki haley, regarding the attack on syria launched last night. She said the u. S. Is prepared to do more. In that light, fox news has just learned that the u. S. Military is investigating whether russia and fact played a role in the chemical weapons attack earlier this week in syria. The u. S. Military says that there were believed to be between