of hours. i think it's really the implement aation that has generated all these negative outcomeses, the criticism, the deaths, the accusations against the u.s. when, again, a good idea could have turned out better, had it been more properly executed. eric: you think erdogan would have offered any concessions when he wanted to put the 20-mile buffer in there and wanted to get the kurds out. >> yeah, he wantsdz wants the kurds out. he can't get them unless the u.s. moves. that gives the u.s. leverage, to put us in a position to say you want us out, okay, fine, but x, y and z for us. similarly with the russians. that's what bargaining is about. i didn't think we should be on the ground to begin with. once you're on the ground, then you do have some bargaining leverage. we didn't have to leave. when we leave is up to us and so i think a more detailed plan, a better process would have yielded a better result. again, i don't b think w think d