professional football players, i mean, come on, that's what special forces is. and i think everybody would agree with that. >> before i let you go, i want your take, both, on what you would like to hear from the president tonight. gayle, you've extensively studied the battle against terrorism. and kristen, you were on the front lines. gayle, you are just returned from turkey. what do you want to hear from the president tonight? >> yes, i was there with the ngo mercy corps, trying to help the refugees. look, the administration has for years really battled internally about what exactly to do built threat of first the civil war in syria and now the rise of isis. and there are not very many good opti options. what you can really do now, short of boots on the ground, which the president has already said he doesn't favor, is more of the same, more special operations forces, more looking for partners on the ground and telling them you will support them in the fight against isis. the question is what you do about the fate of president assad. that's always been the central question. >> absolutely.