>> the day is not over. >> fair enough. we'll see what my next guest thinks. joining me now is senate democratic leader chuck schumer of new york. welcome back to "meet the press." >> good morning. >> i want to start. as the senate democratic leader have you been briefed? sgr >> was jack reed briefed? >> i don't believe he was either. he sent a letter along with john mccain demanding that they come in and brief them. >> i understand that. if you get this briefing and you heard what senator graham believes this is part of the larger battle against radical islamist fundamentalism and the spread of it taking place in africa, what does this mean for the war authorization? senator graham didn't know we had a thousand troops there. did you? >> i did not. what it means for the war authorization is i agreed with senator paul that we ought to look at this carefully. we are in a brave new world. there are no set battle plans. you don't declare war and fight three weeks later. having said that...