The president has received a lot of criticism this year for miss steps on a global stage. but much of that criticism centered on diplomacy and not necessarily strategy. according to a new op ed he scored some significant wins on foreign policy. author of that op ed joins me now. none other than peter bergman and national cnn analyst joining me elise lavit. too much holiday eggnog. no it s not i had the flu and still getting over it. elise lavit cnn global correspondent. i m a little loopy. thank you both. i hope you had a great christmas. peter, let s start with you. so take us through the list of trump successes he is maybe not given enough credit for.