to be the ones that lead the force into raqqah. they have -- they're supporting the free syrian army, which is a sunni-based organization, and they believe that's the right organization to move in and take raqqah. whereas, the united states is supporting a syrian democratic front which is heavily kurdish. they're much closer to raqqah and in a much better position to make the move. it will be a political discussion. right now we're very sensitive to what the turks want. i don't know what the new administration is going to do with that. >> while i've got you here, i might as well ask, what do you think of the suggestions that general mattis be the one to take over? >> you know, i have no problem with general mattis taking over. if you look at his background, and i think the term mad dog as his nickname is a lig over raught. he's actually quite a thinker. he travels with a huge library of books. he's also known as the warrior