approach. is there a syria policy from the standpoint. by all indications, russia is not happy with assad. these are the chemical weapons. there could b a situation where russia is testing the u.s. to see how far it goes. both parties are saying we are talking about a regime change. there is no name people are discussing as a possible successor. he is not going anywhere today, tomorrow, or the near future. what is the in the region. they invested a lot of truth as well and if it's the only naval base outside of russia. >> that's a critical base for them. i want to bring this up and i hesitate, but something sean spicer said is going viral and everybody is talking about it. the comparison made to nazi germany. you top the explain that? >> right.