being on the ground causes danger and we had not figured out how to turn that presence into a resolution of the war. i like the way it gave us some leverage and defeating isis, limiting iran's influence and protecting the kurds. >> shepard: headline in "the new york times," kurdish fighters talking about releasing superior is fighters and expecting a turkish attack. the syrian democratic forces are considering monitoring. how quickly could isis reconstitute using cell phones and instant messages to create a situation like paris was blowing up not that long ago? >> it took about 1 1/2 to two years for the remnants of al-quaida in iraq and other elements to turn in to isis and