Mara Liasson

One thing that's been interesting and missing is the rally around the flag effect, which usually happens.

Presidents usually get a big burst of support right after a military effort like this one.

That's really not happening.

The public is pretty much split.

But I do think it depends on how long it goes.

Does it affect people's pocketbooks?

And are they going to find out about American soldiers dying overseas?

That's what really matters.

But I think right now it's very possible that if Donald Trump does a kind of long version of his one-and-done military incursions that he favors, which is just bomb and then get out, leave the basic regime in place, nab one bad guy like in Venezuela, I think it might not have any effect on the midterms.

We don't know yet.

President Trump is a big risk taker, and he is taking a humongous risk here.

He promised the American people not only not to get involved in foreign wars, he said he'd bring prices down.

If oil prices go up because of this war, that's going to be a problem for voters.

The same thing with more U.S.

casualties.

He says that's just the way it is.

Well, generally, people sour on foreign wars when U.S.

servicemen are dying overseas.

Otherwise, it doesn't really cross their minds.

So I think it's a big risk.