It's certainly possible, Anderson. And I don't think yet we've seen a smoking gun in all of these reports, but we sure as hell are seeing a lot more smoke.
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I think it was a very legitimate point of view, that, look, it's one thing to poke fun but the White House is a special place for all the people.
I think most presidents, especially more traditional presidents like Harry Truman would have gone nuts.
What is notably different from other administrations is the predominance of military voices in that process.
We're seeing reversals in President Trump in terms of what he thought he will be doing as president.
Politically, it's going to send a signal internationally. A new sheriff is in town. For better or for worst, there's new sheriff. He's tougher. He's going to be very muscular.
I think it will be strained. I think what they benefit both most from is that the appearance of Trump possibly being a puppet of Mr. Putin. That's largely been demolished here by events over the last few weeks.
Absolutely. Now, local commander -- commanders on the ground are all saying this was a rather isolated strike. It was done -- you know, they sought authorization. They got authorization up the chain. The president obviously blessed it.





