the kurds fight isis, you would want those u.s. troops to go back on the ground there? >> no, that would give me a clear military plan of action, with a clear definition of success. i'd feel much more comfortable with the situation rather than this nebulous, we're using 2001 law to try to authorize the troops in harm's way. we're stronger as a nation when congress is doing its job and the president is leading. so therefore, that would be my path to recommend going forward. >> let me ask you this, you say and the president said the troops are coming home. in fact, the ap is reporting that the soldiers that have been withdrawn from syria, they're being redeployed to iraq where many will still do cross-border raids against isis forces if they rear their ugly head again as it were or to kuwait and jordan. so those troops aren't coming home. they're still in the battle on the ground there, explain the benefit then. >> it's unclear to me if that's the case. i'll reading those reports just