phrase "vetted rebel groups." there are different groups, i don't think it is clear who the good guys or bad guys are. i don't think that is the way the -- i think that is the way the american people see it. all over, and around the state. >> what are the conversations with president putin? >> the president indicated these have been going on for a while. continuing the discussion at the g-20 summit. but you have to realize that president putin came up through the kgb and ran the kgb. i believe the reset with russia has failed. you look at their own record with chemical weapons. >> isn't russia's only base in the middle east in syria? they don't want us to hit that one, they want to make sure that that area is protected for them. >> well, they have been selling weapons to syria, russia has not