northern and western iraq. so if you look at what's happened over the last three years, the moderate syrian opposition receiving little to no support from the united states. these guys are the ones that have now the most experience fighting isis in it's most modern incarnation. we were sort of out to lunch. we were not doing anything to address a humanitarian and geo political crisis in syria and this is regional spill over. boy has it happened. isis is in control of most of northern and central iraq with the exception of one. a former general in the iraqi army that very bravely fought along side u.s. troops in a town near the syria and iraqi border, he is now living in the united states and he said to me, this is a man that risked his life and family's lives trying to bring cohesion back to this country, he said i see iraq