are trying to have it both ways supporting assad and opposing isis, and that not going to work. assad and isis are evil twins. assad brought isis into being, and the fact that iran and russia are ready to talk about what we are going to do and trying to move assad aside is pr probably a positive development. we are always uncomfortable negotiating with people like iran and having those discussions, but i remember president kennedy saying that we should not negotiate out of fear, but never fear to e negotiate. but this is, it is going to be it has to happen, wolf, if the we want to get assad out, it is going to take iran and in particular russia to decide he is no longer viable, and keeping him there is only going to keep isis going. and eisis is a direct threat to russia. they have to make that calculus.