the vote. but that doesn't give confidence to the people that you were speaking to that this war may be ending any time soon. >> reporter: yeah, well, they have not appointed an envoy for syria. that is sitting waiting to happen. there is no one engaging in the political process. at this stage we have very little leverage because assad really thinks he's won and he's got russia helping him. they're starving these people out. but that is really what is likely needed. i suspect because of her experience in decades of working on refugee issues and humanitarian issues and from the effort she's put into this today, she may be leading the charge. the difference is she is a cabinet member. she's in the national security council. she's in washington a lot. and i think she's got the president's ear. >> all right. we'll see how that plays out. andrea mitchell in turkey for us. andrea, thank you so much. as always. of course, you can see much more of andrea's interview with linda thomas greenfield tonight on