not going to be fixed by bashar. they're a force because of the assad regime. it's counter beauty to think that the same regime that's allowed the terrorist group to flourish and grow in strength would be part of the solution. >> the secretary of state, john kerry, he goes to bag zad and makes an appeal to maliki, the prime minister, who then after what kerry leaves, he seems to do the opposite. is that a friend? >> well we've seen prime minister maliki say publicly he's committed to forming a government as soon as possible. today we saw grand ayatollah say the same thing. and, look, i think we're going to see in the next few days whether iraq's leaders are up to the challenge, whether they step up to the plate, realize the emergency and take steps to do things differently g you don't think they will, do you? >> i think iraq's leaders