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But i think what you have to remember too is the united states and the coalition members around the targeting cell tried to take great care in not hitting these kind of targets. they try and clear the area. they try and be mindful of the potential collateral damage. all of that is a part of the targeting process. sometimes war is not perfect. >> it must be extraordinarily difficult to hit only isis resources and targets when this group is bent on weaving itself into the civilian population as a way to protect itself. >> that's the challenge. if this was a conventional fight, victor, you were g...

Missiles landed, it's what they were shootingality, what their targets were. that is still where the big difference lies between russia and the united states. >> yes. that's exactly right. you're seeing specific areas which they're firing upon. it is noy near where places that isis resides. they are going after the free syrian army, the rebels that are trying to depose mr. assad and doing it quite effectively, not only with their so-called precision weapons. you can see that in the film that the kremlin releases they will show films of aircraft that are hitting targets which is off-center from...

Drone strike are actually quite unusual. you don't see often that level of collateral damage. why? because these are precision weapons. they're supported by very specific intelligence. and so, this -- it's tragic. you have one civilian casualty, it's tragic. but they've really refined the process to reduce those civilian karn casualties. because when we had those, there's a real strain in relations and it puts pressure on that. >> typically when we see drone strikes it's a one-up. you hear about it later. a report of one week hit. this is over a couple of days that we've been reporting over th...

Diplomatically. >> reporter: what the u.s. has provided so far are predator drones and agreed to giving them hellfire missiles. these are precision weapons. what they don't want to do at this point is give them weapons that could be used in a broader sense against, against, you know, the prime minister's opponents. bill: one quick thing. bob gates is out there on a book tour, former defense secretary. he has a lot to say. does he say how the u.s. should now handle the rise of al qaeda in iraq in towns like fallujah and ramadi? >> reporter: well, interestingly enough he did respond. in an inter...

Something within the next few days. >> well, time is important, but doing it right is more important. and without this political cohesion, we won't be able not only to assemble the appropriate forces, but also over the long term to anticipate what the reaction might be from the syrians and others. we don't want to assume this one action will solve this dilemma. we have to take action to follow through, and that requires a cohesive political grouping, not just military action. >> so what kind of military options do you think are realistic, as far as the u.s. and nato and other countries are con...