they don't want iran lined up on their border there to enable hesbollah. they know it is it a problematic. they will try to stay out a bit. and sit back and glad you are handle this and we'll do limited strikes and they will continue. >> shannon: jason, the president wants it limit would too. this is not a civil war. it is strictly the chemical witnesses and the president said it again tonight. what role do you see the u.s. going forward? >> it was a week ago the president talked about withdrawing and then the chemical strike. he was tempered and i he was determined and heart in the right place and input and built a coalition. and i am proud we joined with france and uk about taking the strike. where were the likes was germany and what not and why were they not at our side and using their military might when we prop them up and give them money and help them in so many different ways. but the president took a calulated and measured strike i think the president sent a strong message. certainly different than barak obama who drew a redline and did nothing. do

at this point in time moscow wants to maintain assad and stay as ally with hesbollah. these are the only allies that they have certainly in the middle east. we need to pressure the russians to make sure they drop iran. >> president trump when he was speaking earlier to the attack, or the strike, he said to iran and russia, i ask, what kind of a nation wants to be associated with a mass murderer speaking of syria and mr. bashar assad. the president did not give an ultimateum but put them on notice. the president has been criticized of being soft. clearly he was not in the strike. >> he was not soft at all. and he was confronting the russian and we are waiting to see if they fire back against our missiles and units and it appears they understand that their position in the eastern mediterranean could not hold if they want to confront us. but the principle is simple since the cold war, two super powers have nuclear assets can't clash with each other. and that is impossible and that would be end of planet earth. we need to not use the nukes or chemical weapons. >> talk abou

the previous administration was aligned with iran and had actors with qatar and hesbollah and syria.dministration is working with the moderate sunni arabs and saudi arabia and israel. the arab nation including saudi arabia are working behind the scenes with israel. and many cases tis because of the animosity aimed at iran and israel and saudi arabia have a common enemy there. i think it is legit and real and in hope it is successful. the arab middle east has been moving back wards and in an extremist direction for decades. and if this is a ream tempt to marginalize the extremist and step in the 21st century they have a long ways to go but it is an encouraging development. >> martha: in the history of saudi arabia, they understand and appease their own terrorist. and they wanted to maintain power as a royal family inside of saudi arabia. 11 of the high jackers came from saudi arabia. and this is a person who is putting himself out there in a way they are going to be unhappy with. women driving and people going to the theaters. that's what they have been trying to keep the lid on. soup