administration, alisyn is that over time the president has taken the stronger figures that he initially brought in, h.r. mcmaster, jim mattis who was the defense secretary until he quit last december over syria, and a series of others, john bolton, whether you cared for his politics or not, people who could push back on the president, they have gradually been replaced by people who appear to have been selected for their willingness not to push back on the president, and the result is that you've got the loss of this process that we discussed before, but then also the loss of many people who can step back and say, you know, mr. president, i would think this one out two or three chess moves ahead, and because he's not, you're seeing all these reversals. dorals aft was an interesting example, how many troops are coming out of syria is an interesting example.