we continue the conversation with john donnelly and james kitfield. what was behind the president's decision last week? >> that one not acknowledge it openly, but i think there was a big view toward russia in the decision and an attempt to hopefully bring russia closer to helping out with the iranian nuclear missile program, primarily, among other issues. but i do take them at their word is that it was every privatisation of the wake of the system is going to be configured -- a privatisation -- prioritization of the way the system is going to be configured. and you have to take them at their word that the system that we have in alaska and california is at least to some degree capable of intercepting and iranian icbm if it was launched at the united states. >> i think that it is right. they want a quid pro quo with russia. he went to moscow last summer in july and said he was to reset their relationship. this system that they announced without nato's approval, they announced that the system would be in poland and the czech republic, bush and ministrati

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. >> we continue the conversation with john donnelly and james kitfield of the national journal.open ended question to both of you. what was behind the president's decision last week? >> well, they won't acknowledge yet openly but i do think there was a big view toward russia in that decision, an attempt to hopefully bring russia closer to helping out with the iranian nuclear missile problem primarily, among other issues. but i do take them at their word that it was a reprioritizing of the way the system is going to be configured to deal with a threat that is more immediate in the short and immediate range missiles with a it can noling that is more proven on the u.s. side and then down the road moving toward a longer range capability in europe. but you have to take them at their word that the system we have in alaska and california is at some degree capable of intercepting an iranian icbm launched at the united states. >> they won't say that because they want a quid pro quo with russia, but he went to moscow last summer in july, and said he wants to reset that relationship. this