that how do you see things? >> and i know what the french resident wants to do, and i think it's a good idea if he can get it done. if we can get the russians and french on the same sheet and going after isis, as you know the russians are not just bombing isis, they're bombing targets that are allies with the united states. we have to focus on isis as a target if we can get the coalition that does that. the problem is, how do you handle the bashar assad government? what is their role in this? the russians want him to remain in power. they're all supporters of bashar assad. the coalition, the u.s.-led coalition wants assad to go. that has to be resolved before we come up to any way to fight isis. >> colonel francona, always great to get your perspective. >> good to be with you, isha. and coming up, how there