strategy for dealing with syria. after the last strikes on the assad regime, after the last chemical attacks, we heard a lot of talk about the need to formulate this coherent strategy. general tata, are we any closer to formulating it? on the one hand we say our priority is to fight isis. on the other hand, assad also now appears to be an enemy. in the meantime we are teaming up with assad allies in the fight against isis. it starts to look like a very muddy picture. >> well, clarissa, unfortunately it's three-dimensional chess you're playing in syria. we are trying to get syrian rebels to help us in the fight against isis. that doesn't mean at the same time we don't have geopolitical and strategic interests to fight the assad regime and prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction. we just need to show the pictures of those young children running through the streets with blood coming out of their ears and nose and dying and twitching in the middle of the street.