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I think right now, they're assessing the administration -- that's the National Security Council specifically, is assessing the impacts of this first round of strikes.

I think this reflects Russian insecurity. And it's almost like, Putin needs a rhetorical security blanket, of making threats, like this.

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

I think the reason they were taken off the list was to provide an inducement or motivation for them to agree to some sort of ceasefire.