and, the ladies love me. i'm the ultimate wingman. just don't ask me to high five. back with breaking news in our world lead. president trump making his first visit to a war zone as commander-in-chief today. surprising troops in iraq, along with the first lady. the president defended his decision to withdraw american troops from syria. and he suggested iraq could be used as a base for future actions in syria. cnn's ivan watson joins me now. and ivan, you've done extensive reporting from iraq, including during the iraq war. people can't really forget in 2014 you're seeing images on the screen now how you were with the kurds helping in a dramatic