didn t know. that made me feel a lot better where we re headed in syria. the president is thinking long and hard about syria, how to withdraw our forces but at the same time achieve our national security interest, which are to make sure that isis is destroyed. they never come back. that our allies, the kurds are protected. and that iran doesn t become the big winner by our leaving. joining us now from the white house, hans nicole. good morning. thank you for joining us. let s talk about that meeting yesterday between the president and lindsey graham. obviously a really big shift for lindsey graham with regard to syria. i think a lot of people asking okay you seem reassured about what s taking place with regard to syria because the president told you so. but how, in fact, is he reassuring you? reporter: it s one thing for lindsey graham to be assured. another for the kurds u.s. the partner forces in syria.