he's also held senior posts at the defense department, and on e staff.e ho and henri barkey served in the state department's policy planning office during the a inton administration. he is noofessor of international relations at lehigh university. after the attempted coup in turkey in 2016, there were a number of false reports in turkish newspapers that he was one of the coup plotters. welcome to you both. ambassador edleman, let me start with you. president trump called this a cover-up today. secretary of state mike pompeo talked about visa revocations and also plans for sanctions. is the response from the u.s. today appropriate given the hnature of the crime ande seriousness of this crisis? >> well, nick, i think it is appropriate. i think the administration at the outset was trying to put the best possible face on this because of the importance it attaches to the u.s.-saudi relationship, but i think they recognize now that there is a head of steam building up on the hill. there are a plot of peowho have supported the kingdom of saudi arabia and itsla onship with the united states i