escalation. >> neil, back here in the united states, politicians on capitol hill, they have a lot to say about this. listen to this. >> whoever wrote that speech did a good job for him, but my gosh, i wish they would keep him on script. most people that don't deal in the lane of foreign relations don't realize those nine words that he uttered would cause the eruption that they did. >> ohio republican senator rob portman called the speech a powerful speech. he praised it with several other republicans and democrats, but senator portman said that that put that was unscripted, he likened that to falling into the hands of russian propaganda. neil? >> neil: david spunt. the president said he's not walking back anything. from leon panetta, the former