debate. officials are saying they have no idea what he's saying. ben carson says his intel on syria is better than the president's. >> someone did tell me he said that earlier today. i guess it's not common that maybe it violates my job description as a spokesperson to be speechless. i think in this case i am. >> so join iing me now is cnn senior political correspondent and jim sciutto, our chief security correspondent. ben carson said he had these sources about china in syria. you have these documents and the sourcing. where is this coming from? >> it's right, we have the documents here. it's about 15 pages.