necessary the go-to person. >> the conversation i would envision is what are your plans for the future? you have to understand that you have placed the united states in a terrible position in this investigation, and this affair that has occurred. what is your plan for yes, ma'amen? -- plan for yemen? what is your plan for qatar? here's what we have to offer, but we're not going to give you a blank check. this is what i would say calls for a planning conference. we used to have planning conferences, and this is one that is called for. i think it's also imperative that we have an ambassador in riyadh, which we haven't had in this administration, nor one in turkey. so we have to have leadership on the ground. we have to have relationships with these cabinet members, the other senior leadership of saudi arabia. our intelligence people have to become involved.