but i guess the question is is not whether we're winning or losing but is the strategy in a state of disrepair? how do we fix this? >> i agree with the fundamental premise that we, the united states, cannot fix this in a sustainable way by ourselves, ultimately whatever victories we help the iraqis achieve will have to be sustained by the iraqis. but we have underresourced the strategy. we immediate to provide more training and advising down to the battalion level rather than just the division level. we need to provide more firepower support, more intelligence surveillance on -- >> why shouldn't they done that? you've dealt with the administration. you've dealt with this national security team. why not? >> i think there is a major hesitation to get too deeply involved in iraq again, and then i think there is, you know, a lot of americans are worried about that. the truth is isis is a threat not only to iraq and syria, but it is a threat to us,