kicked people out of top positions, generally stirred things up that's seen as a major contributing factor to what is going on right now. the white house is not going to stand there and call for regime change. what's going on behind the scenes is a lot of pressure. we know that vice president called al maliki yesterday. he talked to not only him but a top parliamentarian and the kurdish president, talked to all of them about the need for inclusiveness. we can't emphasize enough how many times the white house talks about this. it's virtually in every answer to every single question. they say number one, the best solution to the threat there is an inclusive government. that provides the framework that minimizes the threat. whether that's too late remains to be seen but clearly the u.s. still wants that kind of government in place, don. >> michele kaczynski at the white house, thank you very much. this just in to cnn straight from the senate floor, of course you know john mccain and the