coordinator for counterterrorism who worked for secretary kerry until a year ago, ambassador fernando fernandez, he said he's an employ for further atrocities. it makes baghdadi look for chalif like and it also forces them to keep the women around for rape or forcible marriage to their fighters, or to extract more money from those in other cities with international financial networks. this genocide declaration yesterday is extremely important. it's important because of the moral power of it. >> it really gives a moral boost to the people who have been designated, the christians, yazidis, ethnic shiite. today i received a video thanking the united states and it was quite wonderful to receive that. they feel until now forgotten. here is their christian civilization, 2,000 years old, wiped out by a force of hatred that has not been seen before. every church, every trace of their civil station is being systemically destroyed by isis. these are churches who have withstood the invasions of the romans, mongols, turks, persians and so forth. this needs to be recognized. this designation is the utmost s