Transcript for President Trump launches military strike in Syria

It's one of those days where I give that we can't have fun right away because we. Well cop. To the hottest topic in the world right now that Donald Trump board a boarded a missile strike. On a Syrian air field last night we went to sleep and we woke up with this information. And his but he had to say about it watch. I've choked out the lives of helpless men. Women. And children. It was a slow and brutal death. For so many. Even beautiful. Babies. Were cruelly murdered. It is very. No child of god should ever suffer. Such forward. Joining us now to help us make sense of all this please welcome ABC news chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross. As I said hey look up to this information I mean I went to bed and I and I Texas somebody at San and I said it would an apple or in the morning and said Yahoo!. And I Bailey slept very upsetting one night war. Well so far I've heard that before right. During the Obama administration that term treated 45 times 45 times that attacking Syria was a bad idea aside. Has done this many times its chemical attacks he did one in 2013. And trump from tweeted. Bad idea this is going to solve world war three with legal and amp. Those were far more devastating attacks yes so I am look at what saying (%expletive) would happen. Remarkable and dramatic change of course him. By mr. trump. Apparently driven by the photographs that we all saw the horrifying. Pictures of dead children who were killed by the Sarin gas this very insidious nerve gas that paralyzes the lungs and that seems to change course for him completely. Well his so he didn't see them last time that's a good question well. What's interesting is that he launched these airstrikes without consulting congress ended 2013 he tweeted this. The president must get congressional approval to act before attacking Syria big mistake. If he does not. Why didn't president trop consult with congress it was this a big mistake for him. Well again and again I think president trump of realizing it's not so easy to be president and in 2013. When he told the President Obama. Do not bomb. Syria only down side no upside. Why didn't you go to congress all those things went by the wayside this time when he cited he had to act and act swiftly which he did. A lot of Americans are I. Firmly stand behind on the steel he did the right thing he has had the backing of a lot of people Benjamin Netanyahu Saudi Arabia called the greatest decision Angela Merkel Francois Oman. Fully blame aside Australian prime minister term bull call this a strong message. A lot of the international community is behind him but the concern is what is the end game a lot of people are saying now that we've done this. This is a guy who said he doesn't want boots on the ground he doesn't believe in nation building what do you think is he thinking right now about an end game or is he saying to himself we just have to send a message to a side. That the United States of America does not tolerate genocide. It's a really good question because we don't know we know the tactic which was to send this message this one time attack but we don't know the strategy. He had said he was not going to be involved at all and trying to replace the leader of Syria Assad now he says perhaps that's opened and the discussion. He said a lot of things that is that we're not to tell you what we're gonna do an advance and certainly we don't wanna know troop movements in advance but the overall strategy I think is still unclear. About Syria and it's very complicated as he's finding out should. We don't the overall strategy though they can spend some say if we if we put out information out there would put that strategy out there that enables people that seek to hurt the United States or people like a sought. To gain momentum so is that not is that not a good thing that he says you know what I'm pleased keeping it close to the. That's right now I think it's important for the American people understand the long term goals and overall strategy not the tactics not the day attacks in this thing of that day but to know what is the strategy are we gonna stick with a side. Arian trying to push him out that's that's a question remains open in terms of what we know from the president. Enough about Russia because we another Russia in their troops have a presence in Syria. President trump has been very hesitant to say anything disparaging about Clinton and then you have Rex Tillerson secretary of state seen quote. Either Russia has been complicit or Russia has been simply incompetent of the foreign minister saying. Russia say that he's concerned now about how this damages the relationship between these two countries had to think it's gonna affect it. Well this was perhaps the most sensitive part of last night's attack was not to hit any Russians are Russian troops are all over. A Syria and to attack them would cause the Russians perhaps to retaliate that was a very sensitive part. But now we see him in the world is watching to see what he stand up to Russia would he challenged the person he's praised so much Vladimir Putin and in doing this attack he seems to have done that. I mean as to summit how could we believe anything that comes out of his mouth about Russia one hand he's under investigation. About Russia. And I think what secretary of state Tillerson said as you pointed out. Yeah he he's pushing hard to say Russia either was complicit or incompetent those are extremely strong words the the UN representative that for the US. Nikki Haley also very strong condemnation of Russian we haven't heard her say from president trump right but his people are saying let's. But that seems to be the court why that's any and they sent that's an excellent about the accident Wes Anderson Matt is the question that Thompson very close advisor Steve Bannon was just what is no longer on the National Security Council do you think that the timing of this is a coincidence or doesn't look like in terms of just putting together the timing he was kicked off a National Security Council. He reportedly threatened to quit because of that he's denied that but. Obviously something's going on inside. The trump inner circle between Steve Bannon and the sun a larger cushion they seem to be very much and does this wouldn't have been a move that may need and it would've backed the idea of C Nenad nearly healed he used the word global businesses and so profane word who has most could not picking or disparaging of the complimented global us. Was what she calls Jared Kushner. He thinks it should be America first and we heard that from the president just this week on Lockhart president of the world on when the president I stay stay America first. He seems to be shifting his policy. So now that he's expressed all the sympathy for Syrian refugees in for these children. That we saw the horrible things does that mean that he's got a welcome Syrian refugees into the country. Well that's a very important point the very children whose plight he was so moved by our children he would not allow into this country. It would not allow them that refugees at Barnett his politics thank you very much crap yet Sarah got.

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