safe here. >> well, that's right. you know, i'm not implying that there's any fault in terms of the american people, but most people weren't paying much attention to what was going on in iraq and syria until first paris and then san bernardino, and then it became evident hey, you know, we could be vulnerable here. and that's when the president ramped up his public appearances and campaign to sell the war against isis to the american people. >> jim miklaszewski, let us know when you need to bolt down the hallway to get into the very same briefing room we are watching here. we will come back to you. andrea mitchell, our chief foreign affairs correspondent, whose time slot of course we are trampling all over waiting for the president here, andrea, you heard richard haas. the question, is this making allies out of enemies, brought up russia. a very tricky part of this. i know a man you usually cover, john kerry, secretary of state, is en route to moscow?