had a session like that. republicans are besides themselves how the president has handled this. in particular, lindsey graham, who has been the liaison to the president. here is something that he said earlier today. he is making the biggest mistake of his presidency, by assuming the kurds are better off today than yesterday. imagine what republicans would say if president trump had followed in these footsteps. that's a problem for republicans. i tried to pin mitch mcconnell down. he said, i disagree with what the president is doing. i said, is it enough to just disagree? don't you need to do more? how much sway do they have with the president of the united states on this key issue? i was struck by mitch mcconnell's words, he used lines about the kurds in the past tense. they have been a good ally. there is a question right now about where we stand with the kurds. >> trace: take it a step further, chad, you have some republicans say, we are talking about sanctions.