is we continue to hope and urge and we are confident that the u.n. process will move forwar, x but our mission remains to defeat isis. there is work to be done, but we'll do it. right here. >> i'm going to ask questions. first, were you ready, yesterday, to engage russian targets in case russia responded to that effect? second, you keep talking about the current syrian chemical problem. can you give us an idea about the size of this program in comparison to what the regime had before dismantling it? what is percentage? and third, you are talking evidence of chemical weapons attack. we haven't seen any evidence, really, is what you are seeing, however there's an organization on the ground that will conduct and investigation. why didn't you wait for that