syria when isis had not been defeated and as well kind of leaving the kurds high and dry who only did everything we asked them to do when it came to heavy lifting and fighting and dying. that was it for jim. >> in the realm of supporting your allies, i do want to ask you about the news out today the president is considering blocking military assistance to ukraine, $250 million worth, ukraine an ally of the united states. so what message would that send to the world and vladimir putin? >> well, not a very good one in terms of the messaging to our friends and allies. and, of course, you know, this is a good day -- it's a happy face day for vladimir putin. you know, we have -- the united states has an ethical and moral responsibility to help the