relationship is one thing. whether we should go back inside a civil war, the answer is no. i mean, apparently senator mcconnell has not followed events in syria. i hate report this but the syrians won. i think the russians who bombed the civilians are war criminals. they have won the war. us sticking 200 troops in syria isn't going to change the facts on the ground. why pour troops into a situation where you've already lost essentially, makes no sense to me. eric: we do still have somes troops on the ground. we must think of them and right you are. >> absolutely. eric: the fact that there's not been an international outcry over what putin has been doing in syria for so long is outrageous and appalling. jim, thank you, as always. arthel. >> thank you, eric. arthel: senator bernie sanders is back on the campaign block and returning with a high