particularly in the region of northern syria. two weeks ago there was a sizable air drop into the area of ammunition. you'll see more of that. and i think what the secretary of defense was referencing is sending actual u.s. military advisers into the area to work with the kurds. >> something else he said, and you want your assessment on this, he talked about the three r's. he mentioned raqqa being the unofficial capital of the islamic state. you have romany and raids in heavier air campaign in raids. ramadi they haven't e made much head way. raqqa is a massive undertaking. >> it's very ambitious. however, the ypg has had designed on raqqa for years now. they do have intentions to capture raqqa. whether or not they can do that is questionable. they are going to need american support to go in and do that.