On this week's episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast. sponsored by Bell, we discuss the joint US-UK-France strikes in Syria aimed at destroying the government's chemical weapons stores and capabilities, US-Russia sanctions, House Speaker Paul Ryan's decision not to seek re-election and more. This week's guests include Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners, Christopher P. Cavas, naval analyst and commentator with Round Tower Productions, Ron Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, former Pentagon comptroller Bob Hale (who now advises Booz Allen Hamilton -- his comments are his own) and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.