is, again, we are being talked about again in the armed forces, we are really winning. we know how to win. but we have to let you win. we weren't letting you win before. we were letting you play even. we are letting you win. >> chuck, your reaction what we are hearing from the commander-in-chief? >> looks like he was reading some talking points there. this is one of his talking points is that i'm going to unleash the military and change all these rules of engagement that allegedly had in the obama administration were restraining the u.s. military's ability to knock out to be isis. the truth of the matter is that isis has been deprived of almost all of its territory in iraq and syria and has seemed to be driven out of the presence it had out of those areas that made it seem like almost a state within the state. having said that, it seems like on the other big issue of whether bashar al-assad remains in power in syria, he's preparing to capitulate on that. he's essentially allowing russia