but look, mary katherine raised a question about past weakness. said, that once the president said to syria you crossed the red line and you're going to get whacked, and then when they crossed them, that was it. then the putins, and the chinese, and the mullahs, we can do what we can, do you think that is fair, juan? >> yes, i think the united states, the congress didn't want barack obama fire the missiles at syria and barack obama didn't have the strength to do it unilaterally on his own and take the heat from the domestic and international groups. there are questions now where they say the united states is so war-weary, they will not act, but let me just say -- >> president putin is counting on it. whenever you fight a war as a historian, i know this. you look for the weakness of your opponent, he is not going to be able to reason. >> that is the art of war. >> wait, wait, wait, you can react to what i say, but i want mary katherine to react first, germany, i'm not so sure. merkel is in a very tight spot. but the weakness of russia, their econom

mary katherine ham will weigh in.en bill and i see you right here at the top of the hour. >>> they defended our country on the battlefield, some even sacrificing their limbs in the process. in an ultimate challenge to test their minds and bodies even further, this recently set off to scale the tallest mountain in africa, proving there is nothing that can stop a true american soldier. joining us with members of the group, kilimanjaro warriors. thank you all for being here today. i was following the blog, certainly we want to thank you for your service to this great nation, continued service as well. what was the theory behind truly trying to get to the summit of mount kilimanjaro and colonel, what was your dream here and message for those who come back after serving? >> as a retired air force military person myself, i know the sacrifices it takes forople. and all of our warriors group are veterans and all served their country and they've all been overseas and in combat zones. some of them have met with unfortunate circ

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