heather donnelly that was under the george w bush administration. dana, it's a little unclear here. she wasn't messing with the press when she said that. she also also we're never going to say in advance what the whd will do and and he did sort of mention vaguely something that he might be doing. it seems to undercut her very assertion there. >> it's a clear as mud, brianna. and that's the whole point here. and it starts with a very the word clever is coming to mind when i'm talking about the president and the situation and i'm sure that others will use a different word the flip side of that coin when he is standing with his military brass and