we had a situation in syria not long ago. put down a red line and assad crossed the red line. he got ready to do something about it. announced he would move on it. talked to our allies about it. at the last minute backed off. bill: that why yesterday. senator john mccain has been outspoken of the president's handling of the crisis. he is with us in studio. nice to see you in new york, senator and welcome back to manhattan. drew the short straw today. weakness, syrian situation is classic. that is what dick cheney is saying. give a grade to the president. how is he doing in this? >> badly. feckless. a total, total misreading of vladmir putin and his motives. i mean, this whole business of the reset and tell vladmir, tell medvedev, i will be more flexible after i am reelected.