annual christmas tour to visit the troops. that was the original purpose for this trip. that s been in the making for months. i particularly perked up when he mentioned libya once again. that s become a major concern to officials here and over in the region because in fact, there has been some success, we are told, in blocking that flow of isis fighters from turkey down into syria. those numbers have decreased. don t have exact numbers and it s not all that significant but there is some progress. but we are told by senior u.s. military officials that because that flow has been impeded somewhat, isis leaders are now informing isis followers, isis wanna-bes instead of going to syria, go to libya. that s the new front in this war against isis that is causing a lot of consternation only because if there were a flow out of north africa to europe, which is essentially right across the