syria. afight going on against isis, war, a large presence of al qaeda individuals. that important to us whatever weapons are there are bound or secure and destroy ultimately. of basharf the future al-assad, it is important to us that we undertake a political to the finalleads conclusion of how syria will be governed. it is our policy for a unified syria governed by the people of syria. it is clear to all of us that the reign of the assad family is coming to an end. and thetion of how transition itself could be very important in our view to the durability, the stability inside a unified syria, and be durability of the outcome going forward. we are not presupposing how that occurs. furtherear we see no role for the assad regime to return given they have effectively given up their legitimacy. room -- we sawis he repeatedly pressed russell to step off its support for these regime and many many times failed to get them to do that. what makes you think this time will be different? what you taking to moscow that you think will be -- will finally effect the change that the u.s. has been pushing for? >> i hope that was the russian gov

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a nuclearl really use weapon on syria or ukraine or whatever. sure: we don't know for north koreans won't use them to solve the south korean problem. guillaume: yes, i agree with that. i am saying if we try to think out of that deterrence box, is it worth it to maintain such an arsenal at that price? david: spend $1 trillion in 30 years to modernize. guillaume: it is $1 billion every year for the united states to maintain the nuclear arsenal. 300 wereat only has heads it is around 6 billion euros each year. and nobody knows about that. -- in two months there is a presidential election in france. if you ask how much they spend on nuclear weapons, how many , wearines launching them should have people know that. why don't we have a debate? why don't we force our leaders to look at that? relevant is deterrence in a world like today? david: you said before, we are open to question spirit you had a question for me. guillaume: i have many questions. reykjavik, youn covered it. david: and in geneva, and before that when carter and bush were in vienna. gu

or our allies. nor can we accept the normalization that the use of chemical weapons by other actors in countries like syria or elsewhere. for the is grateful statements of our partners who have expressed support for our proportional response. , the unitedift states will continue to evaluate its strategic offerings -- options and ability to deescalate in syria. we want to produce stability and give the syrian people the opportunity to determine their own political future. ssadhope is a sought -- a will not be part of that future. achieved,ease-fire is the geneva process can accelerate. today, it has not produced much process. -- progress. it is also clear that russia has failed to uphold agreements in multiple you and resolution spirit they stipulated russia is a guarantor of a syria free of chemical weapons and it would also locate, secure and destroy all such armaments in syria. stockpiles and continue to use demonstrated that russia has failed in its responsibility to deliver on this 2013 commitment. it is unsure if russia failed to take this obligation seriously or if they have been incompetent, but the

or allow russia to pursue its interest in syria. there is no figure on the board currently like that that we are aware of. the uss basically either you're with us or against us. either you're with the western states in syria are you will stand beside the syrian regime and ran. very little concrete on the , both of bashar al-assad sides sticking to their guns and sticking to the strong rhetoric they had before the meeting. laura: there was a heated exchange at the you -- un security council today which had been debating a new resolution on syria. a new text was put forward that would condemn the use of chemical weapons in syria. rush is expected to veto it. here is part of that meeting and the bitter disagreement between the british and russian ambassadors. take a listen. >> time and time again, russia has protected the regime and defended its use of chemical weapons. and what has russia got in return for its seven be toes in six years? years?n vetoes in six it's been exposed as a shambles. protest hase in the been turned to humiliation and russia's credibility and reputation across the world has been poisoned by its toxic .ssociation with assad

weapons, mandated by the un, say their test results confirm that sarin gas or a similar nerve agent was used in an attack in syriaer this month. will be looking at the international newspapers later. now for the latest financial news with sally bundock and world business report. —— we will. red lines: the head of the european parliament meets theresa may with a list of ‘non—negotiables'. but will the uk'sjune election mean a softer approach to brexit? plus: rural revolution — why anti—europe candidates are finding fertile ground in the french countryside. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. also coming up,japan sees its biggestjump in exports in two years. we will have the numbers soon. it has been moving the markets in asia. but first: we start here in london where in a few hours time the head of the european parliament is due in downing street to meet the british prime minister theresa may. antonio tajani's visit comes as the country prepares for an election which will be dominated by britain's exit from the european union. the european parliament has a vote on the final brexit deal, and has se

us in north korea or else we will act alone. we have not heard him saying putin must help us in syria or else we will finish the sentence. >> we haven't at all. what we've seen is a dramatic escalation in the campaign against isis. marines waded a shore a few weeks ago in syria. the trump administration started to keep some of that hidden. we don't know if that -- if you have american forces in the field, does that change how you respond to assad? i'm relatively okay looking backward saying hold on a second, this isn't our mask. but i am struck by the absence of any reference to assad -- >> to get back to what sean spicer said, to his credit, reprehensible. cannot be ignored by the civilized world. these actions are a consequence, then he goes on to pass the blame, president obama said in 2012 peeled establi 2012 we would establish a red line. what do we hear from the president? the choices here are all bad. there's no attitude among the american people and there's no real option if assad is in power to send troops in. there was talk in the war about -- most of that have crumbled. so there aren't great options, but we could at least m

or five years. to use an academic phrase, it's necessary but not sufficient. what syria'sle to get away with russian and iranian help is a war crime on a massive scale. again it, violates another norm, another rule or another set of principles of international relations and there again, i think ultimately the goal has to be protect to lives and see this regime out of power. what we want to do is not sixly stop them from continuing to do what they're doing but accepted a message that any regime that acts so badly can't expect to enjoy power for long. >> just briefly there was a horrific -- two attacks rlly in egypt on palm sunday, on coptic churches, the pope has spoken out against this horror. isis was claiming responsibility. we can't confirm that. but this real presidencicy is sisi is. >> if people are prepared to die for their cause and kill others, you can't defendsner church, every synagogue, we're all somewhat vulnerable. as we saw in sweden the other day, whatever the instrument is, whether whether it's a car, a truck, a bomb strapped to one's vest this is part of t

you're either with us or you're with syria's brutal dictator. watch. >> russia has aligned themselves with the assad regime, the iranians and hezbollah. we want to relieve the suffering of the syrian people. we want to create a future that is stable and secure. so russia can be a part of that future and play an important role. or russia can maintain its alliance with this group, which we believe is not going to serve russia's interests longer term. >> there's a serious accusation from russia against senator john mccain. here's that. >> i believe that russia knew about the chemical weapons because they were operating from exactly the same base. i also know that russian aircraft used precision-guided weapons to strike hospitals in alep aleppo. i believe that the united states should first tell russia that this kind of war crime is unacceptable in the world today. >> also just today, vladimir putin who denies any russian involvement says they will appeal to the united nations to investigate the chemical attack. the syrian government would have no r

syria strike in terms of his approach to north korea? it is hard to figure out. we looked at the willingness to use force in syria as a precursor to something else, or does he want that unpredictability as leverage to convince pyongyang they don't want to test him. charlie: this is not nixon madman theory, but something in between? peter: next was conscious of what he was doing. tellld henry kissinger, them you work for a crazy president and they should operate with you. whether that is the case here, president trump deliberately trying to keep people off balance or simply responding to things as they come. he wrote in his first memoir that he does not like to think ahead. so ites to go day by day, is keeping with that approach he took in business. charlie: some have said and you have written that, speaking of president trump, what ever is against or the opposite of what president obama did. peter: i think there is something to that. he had the president of egypt to the white house last week. the military a few years back and president obama refused to let him come to the white house. trump invites him to the white house and lavishes praise on him. decided to st

white house isn't commenting about whether a bomb like the one dropped in afghanistan could be used in syria ororth korea. instead press secretary sean spicer is referring those questions to the department of defense. but military experts say the trump administration doesn't need to comment because the very act of dropping the mother of all bombs sends a message that is loud and clear. the question is whether north korea is listening. remember, saturday marks what would have been the 105th birthday of kim il-sung, north korea's first leader and kim jong-uh said he will test a nuclear missile or testing a new missile. even with the uss carl vinson staged off the peninsula. china has cautioned the u.s. not to escalate what it calls a, quote, dangerous situation, but china state run media is all indicating that north korea needs to back off even threatening to limit oil imports into north korea the north relies almost solely on chinese oil and being cut off could hurt the economy. >> dana: president trump making his first comments since the bombing in afghanistan. >> lot of good offices. this is a

us has launched tomahawk cruise missiles againstan launched tomahawk cruise missiles against an airbase in syria. it is thought this was near homs, from which the chemical weapons attack this week was launched. 50 orlitary airfield in syria, near homs, believed to be the base that launched the chemical weapons attack. we were just hearing from various commentators just now. there are many more russians and iranians in syria than they were in 2013, and there is some concern this could be seen as some kind of declaration of war, virtually, against russia and iran, at the belief is that these are tactical strikes, in some sense token strikes, in some sense token strikes, not necessarily a us escalation in the region. although the us secretary of state has been saying there appears to be no future for president assad as syrian leader. some questions over that as he is much stronger in the country and russia wants to protect that at all and russia wants to protect that at a ll costs. and russia wants to protect that at all costs. it does seem to be confirmed that the us military has carried out a missile strike on an airbase near homs, believed to be the base that launched that chemical weapons attack.

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russia, is ang that likely to be used or publicized or is that something to be used to get them in check? and have them help bring syria and? guest: we already had a couple of days ago, the release of a declassified version of a community report indicating, suggesting that russia new about the use of these chemical weapons before they were used. i do not know if we will get more clarity on it that. the russians have denied events as secretary to was in yesterday was more evasive about it. -- secretary tillerson yesterday was more evasive on about it. host: one more call and this is from frank in virginia. go ahead. caller: good morning. i do not believe the relationship between russia and the u.s. is as bad as people think. i think it is a show by lavrov in tillerson yesterday. they were pretending to have this animosity as a way for the united states to make a peace offering. i think this is a showmanship at its highest order. host: to what end, frank do think it happens? caller: the russians had an agenda putting trimmed them into office and they expect something from him. they have not been able to reap the rewards.

use of the sarin gas there. i look at it on three levels. on the one hand, i agree with that. it reduces the chance that someone else around the world or in syria will again use poison gas. doesn't eliminate it, but reduces it. that is an american strategy. don't want to see that used again. and whether it is a bad actor like russia or iran or north korea. and keeping them off balance is a good thing. what the attack doesn't do is increase our leverage in syria on the ground to forge the political settlement or power sharing agreement with assad and sunni muslims there. that is always the problem. you said someone made the point that the american people simply do not want to be involved on the ground in syria. they don't want to be involved if in a fight there. the difficulemma for this administration and previous administration is leverage. when you are not ready to introduce forces of your own on the ground. >> tom, let me ask you something. this ans sum assumption to dr line. why not punish all of the types of efforts against innocents the same way? that's the problem in not just syria, but many of the oppressive insuran oppressive insurance

which is mandated by the un, say their test results confirm that sarin gas or a similar nerve agent was used in an attack in syria earlier this month. now it is time for our news review. the telegraph leads with a warning from uk prime minister theresa may that britain will be run by a coalition of chaos if voters opt for scotland first minister nicola sturgeon‘s plan to create a progressive alliance of snp, labour and liberal democrats the ft reports on demonstrations taking place in caracas. at least two people have been shot dead in venezuela during protests against the government of president nicolas maduro. also in the ft, brussels is urging businesses to move inside the european union as british companies are warned they will be shut out from multi—billion euro contracts. the gulf news says airline emirates is cutting the number of flights to the us after passengers became put off travelling due to the recent imposed ban on electronic devices and visa restrictions. in the gulf news, business section says stocks, bonds, yields and the dollar are all falling while sterling is marching higher. the paper says t

or what they're doing in syria to keep us out in power and continue the mayhem in the chaos in the murder that's going on there and the refugees those are separate issues the agreement on nuclear issues still stands and that's all i can say about it. on the move of the embassy that something you'd had to take up with the secretary of state. is not under my purview i cannot speak to that. we are happy to see the egyptian military forces is more active and more efficient in their fight against isis and of course they are very successful. [inaudible] mister secretary. by taking strikes against the u.s. it comes after vice president mike pence has made statements as well. i will point is there a tipping point where words just won't do it. the second question is did her issue come up. when they were meeting with president ceci and how significant is that release to setting egyptian american relations. the trump administration has obviously have some very strong statements against iran but the actions seem to be very much in line. for example technique. what do you want to see from the trump ad

or killed brutally like that. that goes for the genocide in south africa, that goes for, you know, the chemical weapons used in syria, we should not stand for that as a nation or a nation of -- of god. neil: do you worry that this reveal a gaping hole and reliability of the united nations after all the u, in that came up with this plan to rein in syria's chemical weapons some years back and get the understanding from syria that they had in fact, gotten rid of them, russia presumably policing said syria got rid of them and low and behold we discovered that was not the case, that now the united nations acting as a sort of a go-between is suddenly irrelevant now and that it will have less of a role to play going forward. >> i look at it like this, look at the kid in high school who is continuously being picked on and picked on. i'm not going to go to the bully who is picking on me to have my back in future. i either stand up for myself and do what i believe is right, i cannot put my trust in my enemy. the united nations, if they we wanted to step up, the time is now, we need to stop tiptoeing around the situation, quip

ramp of the war against isis or the assad regime and how should america respond if syria or russia tries to retaliate against our allies? andrew peak is a former advisor to us and nato commanders in afghanistan and joins us to react with you have a fascinating column in the daily news, the first paragraph, six years after the. civil war, 500,000 syrian depth later the us will finally lead to punish the evil regime of bashar al-assad, it is long overdue, you support these strikes. what do you think happens next? >> next, i am very concerned the syrian government retaliate against our kurdish allies with 1000 us troops advising them and what i would do in the interim is start sending whatever heavy weapons the kurds need, particularly their defense and missile defense systems to protect against countermeasures by the syrian government. >> we have 1000 us in turkey and iraq, understanding the syrian regime works with the iranians and russians. >> it can come from the iranians. the iranians are good at conducting -- against us troops. and was explosively formed projectiles which came from iran. i can see the irani and doing the same pink. >> inside the calculus

include it support of the war in yemen that grinds on thanks to their support, or what they are doing in syria to keep us thought in ssad in power. those are separate issues. the agreement on nuclear issues still stands. that is all i can say about it. on the move of the embassy, that is something you would have to take up with the secretary of state. it is not under my purview. min. lieberman: we are happy to see the egyptian military forces are more active and more efficient in their fight against isis in sinai. >> last question. >> mr. secretary, north korea has made some provocative statements about taking strikes against the u.s. vice president pence has made statements. i what point is our tipping point -- at what is our tipping point where words will not do it? did her issue -- how significant is her release in resetting it gentian-american -- egyptian-american relations? the trump administration has made some strong statements against iran. their actions seem to be in line with what the obama administration did. what do you want to see from the trump administration that would differentiate them f

the iranians will now help assad's soldiers or use their own forces or hezbollah to start moving against those few americans who are already operating in syria on the ground. we know that that was a huge problem in iraq where the suddenly the iranians started pouring in all kinds of ieds, all kinds of weapons and tactical and logistical support that cost a lot of american lives in iraq. >> chris, quick question before we let you go. you have the world stage obviously watching this and hearing about this as well. but asia, china specifically with the president meeting with president xi jinping in florida when these strikes were ordered -- how do you think this might be taken given that and especially with north korea? >> well, i think probably there was something in the administration that this would be a signal to north korea that nobody is going to stand idly by while it builds missiles that could attackhe united states. i think the president's been clear about that. but then again, the question is, a, what do you do? if you attack north korea, its immediate response could be to attack seoul, which is only a few miles south of the demilitar

would be prepared to strike if syria used chemical weapons or barrel bombs. if that was the case, it'd be a dramatic escalation of the u.s. involvement in syria. he clarified and said there was no change in the u.s. policy. >> they've been using barrel bombs for years on their own people. sean seemed to do the right thing by apologizing and apologizing quickly. why they don't know the basics is puzzling. peter, thanks a lot. twice in a show. a treat for us. >>> what does the democratic congressman think of this? is the apology enough for him? >>> plus, my one on one sit down with ford ceo mark fields. >> you have to look at not only the regulatory environment, you have to look at customer requirements and really be obsessed around the customers. ♪ looking for clear answers for your retirement plan? start here. or here. even here. and definitely here. at fidelity, we're available 24/7 to make retirement planning simpler. we let you know where you stand, so when it comes to your retirement plan, you'll always be absolutely...clear. ♪ time to think of your future

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but as the president signals anger with russia or syria's use of chemical weapons, the news keeps coming of his campaign's connections with moscow. "the washington post" is reporting that a fisa court granted a warrant last summer to monitor the communications of former trump foreign policy vazor carter page. quote, the fbi and the justice department obtained the warrant targeting carter page's communications after convincing a foreign intelligence surveillance court judge that there was probable cau to believe page was acting as a agent of a foreign power, in this case, russia. this follows the explosive reports last week that revealed page met with a russian agent who attempted to recruit him back in 2013. according to court documents, that agent calls mr. page an idiot but said he was enthusiastic before being sentenced to 30 months in prison in 2015, whatever that all means. reacting to the post story today, page called the whole thing a joke and wouldn't say whether he's talking to the fbi. >> there was probable cause to believe that you were acting as an agent for a foreign governm

they don't like the fact there seems to be a president not shy of using maryland power whether it be in syria or sending a carrier strike group somewhere within their zone of influence. right now, the question is, how far do they didn't push this in north korea? because they completely seem to be ratcheting up not only the rhetoric but their actions. you know, if they want to ratchet up the rhetoric, that's something we've seen from them before. however, this is a new president, and we do not know exactly how he is going to react. at one point, rex tillerson this week said we've spoken enough about north korea. now when they stop speaking, does that mean they start acting? that's the question >> this to administration is not prayed to pivot way what a seems like overnight. the same week we launched the missile streak in press secretary said we should just leave bashar al assad and we're not going to intervene, if rex tillerson said one thing today, i don't think anybody should reston their laurels and say that is the statement of the administrationings since they're willing to be, in the preside

syria. >> all right. thank you both. >>> we've been asking agree or disagree, president trump should have sought approval from congress before using force in syria. this is what you've been saying so far. 84% of you agree, 16% of you disagree. looking at political party, democrat, republicans and independents. looking at the gender breakdown, at the moment women more so than men agreeing here. and that ie final number. we'll bring that up. 86% agreeing that president trump should have sought approval from congress before using force in syria. we're also following breaking news out of egypt this hour. dozens of people killed and more than 100 injured in two church bombings on palm sunday. more on who is claiming responsibility and more on secretary of state rex tillerson as he heads to moscow. what is next in syria. and you can now make your voice heard on the second question. agree or disagree, the strike in syria will be a significant below to u.s./russian relations. i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor and found a mi

to talk about somehow having some punitive attack on the north koreans similar to syria or using someous bombs similar to the one we saw last week in afghanistan is really to invite the question, with a retaliate? and if they do, we are pretty much treaty bound to go after them as well. before you know it, we are in a second korean war. if people want to do that, they ought to think through it and no that is exactly what they are doing. this idea there is some quick military solution to this i think is not quite accurate. charlie: you were in south korea. what do they want us to do? >> i think the south koreans want us to be in close contact with them. they want us to understand we can talk about what we want in places like washington, but when you live 20 miles from north korea you need to be sober about what you are saying. i think they would like to see us talk to the chinese and have an understanding of how we might cooperate to alleviate the pressure from the north korean regime. again, i don't want to talk ups and things like that. we need to have an understanding with china nor

us in syria it could be at the nod of iran. our intelligence community will be able to find out whether or not iran's forces encourage that are att is tacit approval in my opinion because it gives them space. iam opinion because it gives them space. i am concerned about the 5000— 7000 americans in iraq who have been under threat for about two years now, with shia militias from the assad... i'm sorry, i can't think right. the people's mobilisation unit. we have different groups, mobilisation units. the leader of a terrorist organisation and —— has said he will attack the us if it goes against iran's interests. he and his militia are fighting not only in iraq but also in syria. they see it as a battlefield. if the us does something in syria it could have consequences in iraq. hezbollah and other terrorist groups, their commander is the deputy commander of the people's mobilisation units, meaning his proxy force has already threatened to kill americans in iraq. the biggest concern. president trump makes that it is in america's vital national security interest to stop the spread and the use of chemical weapons, tell us what it is, p

other terrorist groups who want to attack the united states or our we accept the normalization of the use of chemical weapons by other actors in syriar elsewhere. the u.s. is grateful for the statement of all of our partners who've expressed support for our timely and proportional response. the united states will continue its strategic options and opportunities to deescalate violence across syria. to the genevaook process to resolve this year a conflict in a way that produces stability and gives syrians the opportunity to determine their own political future. will not be asad part of that future. host: if you want to see that statement in full, you can go to www.c-span.org. next up, florida, republican line, this is jack. caller: good morning. how are you doing today? host: fine, thank you. caller: i'm calling about the north korean missile aggression that is going on. i believe we have our forces over there. when we fought a war with them, we let them know that we were not weeak. they were going to take advantage of people in that area -- if they are violating anybody's airspace, the u.s. has every right to suit up a patriot missil

should we look at the willingness to use force in syria as a precursor to something else in asia or doese want to use that unpredictability as leverage to convince pyongyang they don't want to test him? that it would in fact be dangerous for them? charlie: this is not nixon madman theory, but something in between? peter: nixon was conscious of what he was doing. he talked to two henry kissinger and said tell them you work for , a crazy president, you do not know what he will do and they , should operate with you. it was very calculated. i'm not sure whether that is the case here, president trump deliberately trying to keep people off balance or simply responding to things as they come. he wrote in his first memoir that he does not like to think ahead. he likes to go day by day, not planning far in advance. it is keeping with that approach he took in business. charlie: some have said and you have written that, speaking of president trump, whatever is against or the opposite of what president obama did. peter: i think there is something to that. he had the president of egypt to the white h

to restrain syria's air force, stop any use of chemical or biological weapons implement an effective re in syria's civil war and move towards a negotiated transition of power, goals that eluded the obama administration. >> the big question is what comes next. so manyplications in the region, it's so hard to have confidence. >> heightened sense of uncertainty in the markets now. >>> when we come back, we're getting you ready for jobs friday. that report will come at 8:30 a.m. eastern. we'll preview the data, ask what it means for the economy, the fed, the white house and the markets. david rosenberg joins us next on "worldwide exchange." >>> the yield on the ten-year treasury note tells the story of the overnight action. we saw a dip in stocks around the world and a flight to safety. buying of the popular safe haven assets, japanese yen, gold prices and ten-year treasuries, that pushes yields lower. 2.32 is the yield. lower than yesterday. but there's been a marked recovery overnight. we got as low as 2.28, lowest several since november. joining us is david rosenberg, chief economist a

relentlessly pursue and shut down the financial networks of any individuals involved with syria's production or use of chemical weapons. i'd also comment that recently we had sanctions on north korea and iran and we'll also continue to add to and monitor those as appropriate. with that >> mr. secretary, is this the only round of sanctions we can expect against syria? and is there a possibility of sanctions against russia for not going far enough? >> we don't comment on the specifics of sanctions we will do in the future. i will tell you the sanction programs are very important. they are very effective. we will continue to use them to the maximum amount available by law. >> on the budget is the border , wall a dealbreaker for the president, even to the point of government shutdown? >> i will not comment on the specifics. i will say i was in a meeting this morning with director mulvaney and other people. the president is working hard to keep the government open and addressing various issues. >> can you tell us what the sanctions actually do and what is different today than yesterday? sec. mnuchin: th

the us administration did not seem interested at all in assad‘s activities or what he was doing in syriaical response, and i think that is commendable. and anyone would say it isa commendable. and anyone would say it is a strong case for the president to make that it is in america‘s vital interest to prevent the spread and use of chemical weapons. it gets more tricky with this — what is your ta ke more tricky with this — what is your take on the nervousness among others that there might be an iranian response, maybe through that proxies, through to iraq, there might be 5000— proxies, through to iraq, there might be 5000- 7000 proxies, through to iraq, there might be 5000— 7000 troops in iraq, thenit might be 5000— 7000 troops in iraq, then it will be tricky for the us, won‘t it? then it will be tricky for the us, won't it? it certainly will and one cannot underestimate how iran might respond to this. they have the ability to destabilise yemen. they have the ability to destabilise iraq. they have the ability to be anti—in syria. they can make mischief in israel as well through the proxies

now we shoot missiles into syria either because bashar al assad must go or because the fate of bashar al assad must be decided by the syrian people, not us. or because the u.s. will henceforth will make sure no innocent people are harmed in syria, or because we're not going into syria at all. who's in charge? turkey is either a catastrophe right now or it's awesome. iran is either in compliance with that deal or it is out of compliance with that deal. spin the wheel. whose turn is it to talk? depending how invested you are in foreign policy in different parts of the world, difference wars, i don't know which of those individually might worry you, but here's one that's really clearly trying its best to worry us. on saturday, north korea time, you might remember we covered the start of the big start of the military parade to commemorate the founder, kim il-sung, thegrapher of the current dictator. what kind of low can those trucks bear and what types of missiles they have and how far can they go, what kind of weapons can they be fitted with. that was the parade. the big finale of this weekend's birthday celebration for kim il-sung was a st

. >> warner: tillerson, who has charged that syria's principal backer russia was either "complicit or simply incompetent" in syria's usechemical weapons, heads to moscow for meetings wednesday. he will meet with foreign minister sergey lavrov, but not, the kremlin announced today, with president vladimir putin. for the pbs newshour, i'm margaret warner. >> woodruff: in a statement this afternoon, defense secretary james mattis said friday's u.s. missile strike damaged or destroyed 20% of syria's operational aircraft, and jets could no longer refuel or rearm at the base. for more on u.s. options in syria, relations with russia and the ongoing crisis with north korea, i'm joined by retired admiral mike mullen. he served as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff from 2007 to 2011. syria, first of all. was the u.s. strike on that ai airfield justified? >> i think it was justified. i think it sent a pretty strong message nat the use of chemical weapons -- that the use of chemical weapons which are banned globally is not to be tolerated and i think that was the main message. what has been a little surprising to me, anyway, is

or our allies. nor can we accept the normalization of the use of chemical weapons by other actors or countries in syriaelsewhere. the u.s. is grateful for the statements of all of our partners who express support for our time in proportional response. as events shift, the united states will continue to evaluate its strategic options and opportunities to deescalate violence across syria. many nations look to the geneva process to solve the syrian conflict in a way that produces stability and gives syrian people the opportunity to determine their own political future. and our hope is bashar al assad will not be part of that future. if the cease-fire negotiations become effective towards achieving a durable cease-fire, then the geneva process has the opportunity to accelerate. to date it has not produced much progress. it's also clear russia failed to uphold the agreements entered into under multiple u.n. security council resolutions. these agreements stipulated russia as the guarantor of a syria free of chemical weapons. they would also locate, secure and destroy all such armaments in syria. stockpiles a

syria. if they come to us and ask for our support, whether it is with submarine—based missiles in the med, orpens to be, as was the case in 2013, john, in my view, and i know it is also the view of the prime minister, it would be very difficult for us to say no. you would have to go to the commons. that needs to be tested. you are not sure? i think it would be very difficult for us to say no. he said similar before, but it matters now because the tories believejeremy corbyn is soft on defence, whether regarding syria or the rest of the world. i think there is a risk that people will say, he isjust an islingtonian herbivore, a muddle—headed mugwump, or whatever. only the labour party's putting forward any ideas so far. it seems all the tory party will do is be rude aboutjeremy corbyn. the world is more unstable and more uncertain than perhaps we thought it was going to be 20 years ago, and that is why theresa may's leadership now is so important and why it is so important for me, i'm afraid, to draw the contrast between her approach and what i think would be the chaotic approach underjeremy co

us. in the last month or years, had ,and, mosuln syria so this battle is crucial.arget is a city in iraq, where there is the big part of the leadership of isis from and after that raqqa. bernard-henri: we are going to enter? >> yet. [speakingin french] [gunfire] charlie: my great friend, it is great to have your on the program. thank you for joining us. see you next time. ♪ yousef: welcome to the best of "bloomberg markets: middle east ." the major stories driving headlines. the proposed merger between the national bank of abu dhabi, looking like it will cost twice as much as expected. south africa warned further downgrades could be on the way. moody's said it is reviewing the situation. oil rallies,

or syria. these sanctions are very mportant, and we will use them to the maximal effect. sec. ross: to me, the most traumatic thing about being and the situation room as he was making the decision was the thoroughness of the supporting information that went into it. the consultation he did with a ide range of military, diplomatic advisors, and the serious thought on which he made this very grave decision. in terms of the strikes themselves, it is my understanding they took out something like 20% of the entire syrian air force. it was huge, not just in terms of number of planes, but relative to the scale of their air force. >> secretary tillerson, you talked about -- indiscernible] sec. tillerson: the runways were not a target due to the nature of the construction of those runways. our military estimate was that we could not do serious damage to the runways. they are very thick and constructed in a way that the damage would have been easily repaired in a matter of hours. the targeting was selected very deliberately to render the airbase essentially inoperable as an operating ba

us or against us? his main point was to say that russia has made its position clearfor a long time and acts in its own national interest. when it comes to syrialitarily supporting assad in syria. it seems from what sergei lavrov says, that it will not change under pressure from washington. but he says he's open to dialogue and what he's underlining is that this isa what he's underlining is that this is a meeting where russia wants to know really what the us foreign policy, and what its policy towards russia and towards syria is. there was a slight snort from sergei lavrov when he said, we want to know your real intentions. he said people are not even in post in the state department and we don't know where you are coming from. that was the implication of what he was saying. rex tillerson has come here with a strong position saying that basher al—assad is not part of the solution for syria and he will have to go. i think it will be a difficult dialogue today. when we look back a few months to when donald trump and his team took over the white house, there was a hopeful mood in moscow, but now i think we are back to a very difficult relationship

strike on syria saying the president should obey the constitution and ask or congressional approval before using military action. >> war has caused these refugees to flee so will more war accelerate or accentuate the current involvement? will there be less refugees unless death? i would say there would be more deaths and more refugees. i don't know that our bombing will lead to peace. julie: but senator if we don't get involved what did they do just chemically gassed every baby in the place and every woman and child? >> is doing it on his own. >> that's absolutely deplorable. atrocity is not an excuse to disobey the constitution. julie: hear more from the sender tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern with justice with judge judy airing on the "fox news" channel. right now victims from a deadly attack in sweden are b honored after yesterday's deadly truck attack in south holmes or the suspect remains in custody. investigators are saying about his path in this terror attack. a manhunt for a man police are calling a national threat. what we know about the suspect is accused of stealing guns and sending a man

us with full scale war or nuclear war. >> evenings ts remain high following president trump's missile strike in syria. it has raised fears that north korea could target the us with a nubbing tip missile. the age is missile destroyers are capable of shooting down missiles.