NBC’s Engel: ‘There Are No Indications that Russia Is Going to Retaliate Militarily’

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ENGEL: "Well, let’s just start with the immediate aftermath of the strike. So far as you said, it appears to be contained. There are no indications that Russia is going to retaliate militarily. Syria doesn’t seem like it is interested at all in retaliating militarily, and there are hundreds of American troops in Syria. There have been some condemnations from Russia and from Syria, but they’ve been fairly muted with the Syrian government calling this foolish and Russia sticking with its narrative that there were no chemical weapons used and that the U.S. Couldn’t go it alone, and that this was illegal. But when Russia is really angry, the world knows about it. And it seems like Russia is content to move on with this. There is still a meeting scheduled for next week in Moscow between Putin and Rex Tillerson, the secretary of state, that hasn’t been canceled. So if this was a one-off, and by now it seems like it was a one-off, at least for now, it seems like that Russia is prepared to move on from this. The international reaction has been positive except from Russia, Syria, and Iran."