setting the tone there. this is what senator lindsay graham said moments ago, not only is this a sad tragedy, but he hopes it's one that will get the president to reconsider. >> to those who lost their lives today in syria, you were defending america, in my view. to those trying to work together you are providing the best and only hope to your country. i hope the president will look long and hard at what we're doing in syria. >> there's sadness and also confusion in washington, from the state department and the pentagon, how does that confusion factor and we'll go back to clarissa with what's happening on the ground. >> there's confusion here, john and our allies and partners and the kurds who are casting about for some more reliable partner which is why they've approached assad and the russians and the confusion about what we're doing and on what time line has not helped us at all and in our view has made our troops more vulnerable on the ground there. this is a time for decisions and i think senator graham is right.