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It came in an exclusive interview with jim sciutto. jim, i understand you delve into the spiraling situation with director clapper. what did he have to say? >> its interesting. this guy has been in intelligence for 50 years. the toughest job is seeing into the minds of foreign leaders trying to guess their plans and intentions. he says thats particularly difficult with vladimir putin because he has such a tiny circle. he says hes in a decision bubble. what he does know and this guy is good at re...

Very opportunistic. its a debate but i personally question whether he has some long-term strategy and i think his intervention into syria is another manifestation of that. those things are hard to predict when theres a very -- in his case, a very small number of people around him unlike our president, he is not subjected to a steady stream of bad news. thats not a good thing for his intelligence services to do. so hes very much, i think, in a sort of a decision bubble and he makes these decision...

Intelligence inside a decision bubble, a small circle not very many people challenging him. hes impulsive and when i asked if he has a plan, vladimir putin has plan in syria, he said in his words he is winging it. here is how he described that. >> were expected to know that a decision has been made by a foreign head of state before he makes it. putin is case in point. i think hes very impulsive, very opportunistic. its a debate but i personally question whether he has song long-term strategy or ...