what is the effect maybe symbolically, psychologically, to the islamic state, to isis? because we know short after we saw this video coming out, it was essentially to kind of beef up the morale of isis fighters as well. is that what we are needing to see as far as more than just air strikes and more than just terrorist ten terrorists killed? great question. there s no doubt that the fusion between what s called the air/land interface, the ability of u.s. advisors who are some of them that went in last summer into iraq, the ability to prosecute air strikes and work with ground forces in ramadi, the sunni militia, in sinjar working with the pkk, working with the ypg and peshmerga, that is working very well. but we have to take a step back and look at governance. when we look at ramadi, where does ramadi go from here? how do you govern ramadi in a way that gives fair representation. and where will the militants