have tried to stand up a government and tried to govern. they have incredibly difficult security challenges, incredible columbia difficult governance challenges. we're trying to work with the u.n. and others to help them fix those. frankly, we can't fix it for them. they have to step up and take control of their future. >> would you say that the current strategy is working almost to associate this with the game of generationa. the u.s. going -- jenga. the u.s. ghg togoing in to stabilize countries and frameworks, however bad they may be, and pulling out to allow them to rebuild. would you say that the camp david talks the president had with our arab allies went well, and we still aren't arming the kurds? and should bashar al assad stay? what is our current position on getting a handle on isis? >> right. a couple points. the camp david talks were incredibly productive. they were designed to reassure our partners in the gulf that we will stand by them to enhance and increase their security. particularly as we negotiate with the iranians to see if we can get a nuclear agreement. we've been very clear about.