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Syria, the propping up of assad, meddling in the u.s. elections and elections around the world, how do they inform what you expect for the next six years out of putin and russia? >> that is an extremely important and interesting question and i would just say two things to set the stage. one is that a lot of what we have seen over the last six years has been putin himself strengthening his public position against the backdrop of some uncertainties i think on his part going back to when he resumed the presidency six years ago. and the street demonstrations that about five years ago accompanied s...

Support of the president were very statesman like. >> john mccain did not agree. >> true. you have to wonder how much of this is john boehner legitimately taking up issue with the president, how much is behind the scenes nudging if not ankle kicking from the rest of the party about saying something positive about the president. >> well, if this were behind the scenes you would have to imagine he has two camps fighting with each other behind the scenes to say something nice, then forcing him to come out and sort of -- slap him in the face. this is what you're suggesting, that both of what john ...