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Camp david for the weekend. puts him in close proximity to be on call obviously for all of this. he faces very difficult polling numbers at this point. what do you think that should be kept in mind as he looks at the job that he's be been doing and the situation we're in now. >> this is another test of presidential leadership. if russia acts and we're putting sanctions on after the fact that will be seen as basically a joke and i think another notch down in the notion that they wouldn't have moved if the president wasn't weak and if the president can fore stall this with last minute diplomacy,...

>> reporter: well, it depends on how cynical you want to be, frankly, brian. in one sense, i think it was politically timed. i think the mosul campaign, there was an objective to get this done while president obama is still in office. the rise of isis in iraq and syria, the birth of the so-called caliphate has probably been the blackest stain on the obama administration. i think there was a determination to get this operation underway and to get mosul liberated from isis while president barack obama is still in office. i think they wanted to project that. down the road if this operation goes b...

Frankly, brian. in one sense, i think it was politically timed. i think the mosul campaign, there was an objective to get this done while president obama is still in office. the rise of isis in iraq and syria, the birth of the so-called caliphate has probably been the blackest stain on the obama administration. i think there was a determination to get this operation underway and to get mosul liberated from isis while president barack obama is still in office. i think they wanted to project that. down the road if this operation goes badly, that could be a serious liability. if it goes well, pre...