being centered at the planning, implementation. it was a brokered deal for syria that putin put through, not obama. this was a network, in my opinion, that was pandering to its host country and doing so, i think frankly, shamelessly. >> what about goldberg saying that in the course he had criticized putin on a number of cases. and i think what happened was costas was just given a script and read it. i don't think he analyzed it with any -- >> this is not a personal criticism of costas at all. but what i am saying is it's one thing for the sports department to be there doing their thing. they don't have to go to public policy, to the initiatives of -- >> no, they didn't have to mention all that. they didn't have to do that. >> there's a purpose and a reason. and by the way, i think they had a former soviet propagandist