James Clapper: “This simply encourages them to do something they're going to do anyway.”

I think it has more to do with the psychology of Putin, and Russia. And he needs to assure his own people, Parliamentarians, he was talking to, and for that matter, himself, that Russia is still a great power.

Ties with Tehran offer some regional governments a means of staking an independent position on Iran, thereby mitigating its isolation while also attempting to extract Iranian financial aid and investment for economic and social projects.

Well, Anderson, that's exactly right. And this is what this whole issue boils down to, is will to fight.

A stark reminder that the terrorist threat to this country hasn't gone away. We cannot take our eyes off this ball.