talking about it? is this already mission creep? >> no, it will be mission creep or change of mission when the president decides it's in the national interests of the united states to back the iraqi military with air strikes or other military force. what those troops on the ground now are doing is setting up joint operation centers, they're fanning out across the iraqi army to assess the state of readiness of brigades and divisions. this is more of an assessment mission at this point than an actual combat mission or helping the iraqi army defeat ice. >> phil, on this issue of mission, my question still remains making the case to the american people as to why the united states would need to do something right now. you hear the prime minister of iraq saying thank you, syria, we're so glad you helped us with those air strikes. but those came from bashar al assad so the u.s. says we don't like the air strikes. this is an incredible situation where the enemy of your enemy is your friend and how would you get involved in this and know who you're helping and who