isis will take advantage in this maelstrom. and just one more point, president trump tweeted today that he will not allow a reconstituted isis to take control of oilfields. the objective should be to ensure that isis cannot reconstitute. not just over the oil. so i think that we are in some trouble. >> let me ask you about secretary of state mike pompeo. he sat down for an interview with a kansas newspaper and he was asked if russia was able to fill a power vacuum in syria that was left by the withdrawal of u.s. troops. here is what he said. i'm very familiar with this issue from my time in congress. i remember who invited the russians in to syria, it was president obama. he had them come in and pretend to be chemical weapons inspectors. he actively worked with the russian leadership, said no, come on in. come on into syria. what is your take on that? >> you know, at some point the trump administration has been in