we're seeing a lot of isis recruitment in northern iraq, in central iraq. that's where you see a lot of fighting still going on. we can't count isis out. iraq is probably not going about this the right way. they're trying to not include the sunis in the government. when you have this baghdad government putting pressure on the sunis, they are driven to recruit to isis. i don't think the presence of american forces is going to stop that. >> yeah. lieutenant, thanks very much. remember, the president criticized president obama brutally during the campaign for withdrawaling u.s. forces from iraq, which helped lead to isis's rise there. this is a decision with consequences. >> the reality is different when you are the president. we'll stay on this. so far this morning from