the president said all options are on the table. we're testing right now the negotiation whether we can do that. it would be more effective in preventing iran from getting a military weapon than a military strike as long as the deal we're envisioning. there are costs that come with mill tarlry action. it's not enough to oppose the negotiations. frankly, if the alternative is military action that comes with costs and consequences. >> turning to isis right now. iraqi forces backed by militia, backed by the republican guard, troops with them in iraq are they winning this -- some of the these wars against isis right now around tikrit, the battle snzs? >> we have seen isil push back around baghdad and in the area around tikrit just as we pushed isil back in the north around the kurdish areas where we have