and also in our studio j.d. gordon, retired, former pept gone spokesman. connie beft, is experiencing sexual assault in the military different than experiencing sexual assault when you're a civilian? >> there are similarities and some that are the same. i think different in the civilian community they may work and live in the same area that the person that assaulted them lives. they may be in the same squadron, the same unit and they may also live in the same dormitory or barracks. you don't have that same overlap in the civilian community. but otherwise a rape that's experienced by victims, the same. they are people and they have been traumatized whether they are male or female. and that is probably a larger component that they experience it the same no matter if they're a military member or a member of the civilian communities. >> and connie best people who enter the military they get strong internally, as well as physically. what is it like when they are able the tell people, they've experienced it, can they point the finger that they're not at fault? >

j.d. gordon. good to have you this morning. >> good to see you. >> does he sign off? has authority to do it on his own. it's a smart move to consult congress. the only thing that's a shame, he should have consulted congress before he started making threats pout red line. we lost credit able because he made threats he may not be able to deliver on. that's really the problem here. >> that line, red line. it might have even been an ad lib. is that something you don't do? is that the lesson we learn here? >> i think even kids in the schoolyard learn not to use red line. if you're not doing to back up a threat, you don't make the threat. the most important person to learn the lesson is the president of the united states. if you're the president and you're talking about red lines and making threats to other countries, if they call your bluff and you're not able to come out and do it, i think it damages the credibility of the whole country. it just emboldens our enemies. >> we heard the strike was going to be fairly imminent. however, not eminent enough or important enough t