i think i'll leave that there. appropriate deconfliction as happens in that part of syria was conducted in this case. let's see. helene cooper? >> hi, thanks, john. does this commando raid in syria send a message of any kind to vladimir putin? >> this raid was not meant to send a message to any other nation. it was meant to remove hajji abdullah from his leadership of isis. and to that degree it was successful. and we are immensely proud of the forces that conducted this, that planned it, resourced it, rehearsed for it. it says a lot about our capability in counterterrorism, our focus, our continued focus on the isis threat, and our