country. russia is going to represent the interests of its country. and our interests in some areas coincide, and others they don't. you have to understand we've pressed for democracy in eastern europe and throughout the world. we support democratic institutions. putin doesn't, and so he's striking back against us. there's a struggle going on underneath, but nations work through this. >> you have to understand this really is about russia. assad is on decline. putin knows that. i'm certain putin is tired of propping him up, and the united states understands that. so what we have is a situation where if you look at civil war in history, within the next few years we might expect to see