putin, particularly on the heels of that intelligence report reporting that putin ordered a campaign to help president-elect trump. according to remarks released last night, tillerson is expected to call for a clear eyed assessment of the u.s.' relationship with russia. he will argue that russia poses a danger to the u.s. and its allies and its resurgence happened in, quote, the absence of american leadership. tillerson is also expected to face tough questions of the u.s. role in ending the syrian civil war, israeli settlement policy, climate change, and u.s. support for the iranian nuclear deal. >> david ignatius, if you just take the prepared remarks as they pertain to russia, that is music to the ears of the critics who are going to decide whether he becomes secretary of state or not. john mccain, lindsey graham, and especially coming into sharp focus now, marco rubio. that's something that marco