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With us now, david rothkop and kevin baron. good to have both of you with us. david, as you look at what we learned today and what it means not just in syria but there is a three-apronged approach, more aircraft in turkey, there will be this rapid response area, not area but folks set up there, troops in northern iraq should they be needed. looking at that three-pronged approach, what does it tell you about how long we could be there with this particular move and perhaps how large it could become? >> well, it doesn't tell you a lot about that. you know, i think it tells you about some other th...

Isis has gained some ground. but he's also responding to the fact that vladimir putin has taken the initiative in syria and the u.s. looks like it's doing nothing. in fact, i would think that we could probably credit putin as much for this decision as we could obama. it also has the effect, of course, of providing a little more engagement for the u.s. that they can then use as leverage in the talks right now in vienna to try to move towards a political solution which after all is secretary kerry's primary objective. >> you brought up the next point to ask about. the potential leverage to secre...