Ingraham Battles Gorka on Syria: ‘Don’t Get On Your Moral High Horse with Me’

>> Let s get reaction ░░░░░░░░ Sarah Carter She s ░░░░░░░░ of the security studies ░░░░░░░░ And Jim Hanson and ░░░░░░░░ colonel Douglas McGregor What ░░░░░░░░ your take tonight The ░░░░░░░░ here is to provide ░░░░░░░░ strong deterrent of use ░░░░░░░░ chemical weapons Well this ░░░░░░░░ a difficult situation Syrian ░░░░░░░░ Assad said he first ░░░░░░░░ chemical attacks in 2013 ░░░░░░░░ was talking to a ░░░░░░░░ when the attack was ░░░░░░░░ and I remember the ░░░░░░░░ they were facing then ░░░░░░░░ haven t seen it ░░░░░░░░ a deterrent since then ░░░░░░░░ now we see three ░░░░░░░░ joining together France great ░░░░░░░░ and the United States ░░░░░░░░ a strong message Proliferation ░░░░░░░░ what we re really ░░░░░░░░ about here If we ░░░░░░░░ concerned about our national ░░░░░░░░ risk then this is ░░░░░░░░ reason why the president ░░░░░░░░ this He was standing ░░░░░░░░ the principle that he ░░░░░░░░ them if you cross ░░░░░░░░ red line with me ░░░░░░░░ have to react And ░░░░░░░░ he did So we ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ and see how this ░░░░░░░░ because we don t ░░░░░░░░ what Russia s reaction ░░░░░░░░ going to be to ░░░░░░░░ A lot of people ░░░░░░░░ concerned But bullies are ░░░░░░░░ But we still don ░░░░░░░░ know Well I find ░░░░░░░░ whole thing perplexing First ░░░░░░░░ all just a week ░░░░░░░░ the president announces his ░░░░░░░░ to withdrawal troops from ░░░░░░░░ suddenly decides to launch ░░░░░░░░ chemical attack Seems very ░░░░░░░░ Then we see sarin ░░░░░░░░ chlorine gas used together ░░░░░░░░ s never happened before ░░░░░░░░ s the first in ░░░░░░░░ history of chemical warfare ░░░░░░░░ doesn t make any ░░░░░░░░ Finally we said we ░░░░░░░░ t really inform the ░░░░░░░░ But we know the ░░░░░░░░ press has told us ░░░░░░░░ the last 24 hours ░░░░░░░░ consistent back channel reports ░░░░░░░░ Washington and Moscow So ░░░░░░░░ m quite obvious we ░░░░░░░░ the Russians aware of ░░░░░░░░ was going on and ░░░░░░░░ got out of the ░░░░░░░░ And we picked targets ░░░░░░░░ in retrospect may turn ░░░░░░░░ not to be what ░░░░░░░░ thought South Sudan has ░░░░░░░░ a four year Civil ░░░░░░░░ that s killed tens ░░░░░░░░ thousands of people Entire ░░░░░░░░ very burned boys and ░░░░░░░░ locked in straw huts ░░░░░░░░ lit on fire There ░░░░░░░░ atrocities committed every day ░░░░░░░░ over the world including ░░░░░░░░ China And yet we ░░░░░░░░ in again with a ░░░░░░░░ strike a year after ░░░░░░░░ previous military strike And ░░░░░░░░ guess it feels good ░░░░░░░░ there are horrible things ░░░░░░░░ there But what do ░░░░░░░░ really accomplish here tonight ░░░░░░░░ Syria This is not ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump got elected ░░░░░░░░ my view But President ░░░░░░░░ delivered a warning and ░░░░░░░░ Putin Assad and the ░░░░░░░░ all ignored that warning ░░░░░░░░ delivered on the promise ░░░░░░░░ would retaliate And it ░░░░░░░░ the right thing to ░░░░░░░░ We also have a ░░░░░░░░ interest in Iran not ░░░░░░░░ a land bridge to ░░░░░░░░ mediterranean That helped them ░░░░░░░░ s a bigger story ░░░░░░░░ what President Trump did ░░░░░░░░ is he delivered the ░░░░░░░░ message to the correct ░░░░░░░░ What was blown up ░░░░░░░░ s important but not ░░░░░░░░ most important thing The ░░░░░░░░ that we will deliver ░░░░░░░░ our promises as the ░░░░░░░░ States I thought it ░░░░░░░░ great that we put ░░░░░░░░ band back together and ░░░░░░░░ in concert That matters ░░░░░░░░ the world to sew ░░░░░░░░ we are now a ░░░░░░░░ of some of the ░░░░░░░░ countries Absolutely And that ░░░░░░░░ something else they re ░░░░░░░░ concerned about is how ░░░░░░░░ is moving across the ░░░░░░░░ East And how did ░░░░░░░░ start A lot of ░░░░░░░░ falling in the Middle ░░░░░░░░ And sometimes what feels ░░░░░░░░ in the moment the ░░░░░░░░ war which I was ░░░░░░░░ favor of then four ░░░░░░░░ later what s ISIS ░░░░░░░░ we get out matters ░░░░░░░░ re so smart Why ░░░░░░░░ Assad decide to do ░░░░░░░░ now Sebastian given the ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump his ░░░░░░░░ is let s get ░░░░░░░░ heck out of there ░░░░░░░░ of dollars spent in ░░░░░░░░ Middle East China is ░░░░░░░░ the rise we don ░░░░░░░░ want to get bogged ░░░░░░░░ there And then the ░░░░░░░░ happens Why did that ░░░░░░░░ that way Laura I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ queasy tonight but look ░░░░░░░░ McGregor is being obnoxiously ░░░░░░░░ This is a battlefield ░░░░░░░░ chemical weapons are on ░░░░░░░░ loose with multiple actors ░░░░░░░░ of them jihadists This ░░░░░░░░ a regime that has ░░░░░░░░ mass murder The idea ░░░░░░░░ this is irrelevant to ░░░░░░░░ is so strategic it ░░░░░░░░ we have to assert ░░░░░░░░ moral clarity You do ░░░░░░░░ get to use illegal ░░░░░░░░ weapons against women and ░░░░░░░░ And I was in ░░░░░░░░ White House a year ░░░░░░░░ and I saw this ░░░░░░░░ And guess what colonel ░░░░░░░░ was the Assad regime ░░░░░░░░ did it And when ░░░░░░░░ four star retired Marine ░░░░░░░░ legend tells you that ░░░░░░░░ ve seen the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ it was Assad everybody ░░░░░░░░ take that to the ░░░░░░░░ And shame on you ░░░░░░░░ questioning general Mattis retired ░░░░░░░░ don t think he ░░░░░░░░ what he said You ░░░░░░░░ t have the clearances ░░░░░░░░ you haven t seen ░░░░░░░░ Well you would see ░░░░░░░░ it had clearances that ░░░░░░░░ have Will you please ░░░░░░░░ down for a second ░░░░░░░░ it s outrageous We ░░░░░░░░ been down this road ░░░░░░░░ Not with this president ░░░░░░░░ at a time Sebastian ░░░░░░░░ can respond in one ░░░░░░░░ It was a milk ░░░░░░░░ facility We ve had ░░░░░░░░ much misinformation It is ░░░░░░░░ not clear what happened ░░░░░░░░ year ago I completely ░░░░░░░░ is to me You ░░░░░░░░ outside the building Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ And I have spent ░░░░░░░░ life in the military ░░░░░░░░ I have seen intelligence ░░░░░░░░ repeatedly over the last ░░░░░░░░ 26 years I m ░░░░░░░░ you know better than ░░░░░░░░ president and his secretary ░░░░░░░░ defense I think that ░░░░░░░░ Trump needs to listen ░░░░░░░░ the 50 million Americans ░░░░░░░░ voted for them They ░░░░░░░░ not vote for this ░░░░░░░░ they didn t support ░░░░░░░░ Let s talk about ░░░░░░░░ m glad you speak ░░░░░░░░ all Americans That s ░░░░░░░░ modest of you Well ░░░░░░░░ s talk about the ░░░░░░░░ powers resolution because this ░░░░░░░░ comes up every time ░░░░░░░░ launch a military strike ░░░░░░░░ it allows the president ░░░░░░░░ use force on a ░░░░░░░░ basis He can do ░░░░░░░░ on his own doesn ░░░░░░░░ have to go to ░░░░░░░░ very limited narrow criteria ░░░░░░░░ say tonight that didn ░░░░░░░░ meet that criteria that ░░░░░░░░ type of strike actually ░░░░░░░░ require congressional approval I ░░░░░░░░ I can actually make ░░░░░░░░ argument for both sides ░░░░░░░░ war powers act has ░░░░░░░░ been tested in the ░░░░░░░░ Court So there s ░░░░░░░░ ruling thank God They ░░░░░░░░ most stuff wrong too ░░░░░░░░ gives the president authority ░░░░░░░░ do what he needs ░░░░░░░░ do If he think ░░░░░░░░ is Syrian regime dropping ░░░░░░░░ weapons in a theater ░░░░░░░░ there are U S ░░░░░░░░ on the ground is ░░░░░░░░ enough to bomb them ░░░░░░░░ s got every right ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have to ░░░░░░░░ anybody Jim just brought ░░░░░░░░ a really important point ░░░░░░░░ do have troops on ░░░░░░░░ ground We are still ░░░░░░░░ together train People are ░░░░░░░░ losing their lives in ░░░░░░░░ region and they re ░░░░░░░░ back against not just ░░░░░░░░ but Iranian irgc on ░░░░░░░░ ground When something like ░░░░░░░░ happens when we re ░░░░░░░░ direct threat and not ░░░░░░░░ to our men and ░░░░░░░░ on the ground but ░░░░░░░░ our nation We have ░░░░░░░░ think of the national ░░░░░░░░ implications and that s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ t thinking about We ░░░░░░░░ various rebel groups Did ░░░░░░░░ attack ISIS You mean ░░░░░░░░ Assad attack ISIS I ░░░░░░░░ a number of things ░░░░░░░░ But right at the ░░░░░░░░ beginning the Syrian army ░░░░░░░░ being promised by the ░░░░░░░░ Administration.