democratic defenders or allies on the ground, they view as terrorists because erdogan feels threatened by them. what are we doing about abandoning our allies? what is the signal from the diplomats that i've been speaking to, this was a shock to the brits, the germans, the french, people with troops on the ground, the jordanians. the israelis are not happy because this empowers iran. erdogan talked to putin today, who is his closest ally in all this. so russia and iran are the winners here, and assad. >> absolutely a boost to russia, iran, aside, and isis, which from a security perspective may be the most important impact here. you heard from general votel, the former head of centcom, the former head of special forces, talk about abandonment here. this was a no-process decision, that i can determine. certainly done without