expand. and what's each crazier is that now the united states policy is looking to do the very same thing once again in syria with this focus and determination on overthrowing the syrian government to assad, which will only serve to make isis stronger in syria, taking over that territory in syria, providing a greater threat to the region and to the world. >> president, you just heard in the report, says he doesn't expect putin to make 180-degree turn when it comes to the future of bashar al assad in damascus. you disagree with the president when it comes to the fought of president assad. you believe it's a mistake for the u.s. to focus in on his rule, his regime, right now. explain to our viewers why. >> well again, i think this is a very simple question of looking at exactly what's happened in the recent past. when we saw the united states overthrow saddam hussein in iraq, what was the result and