i think gordon's observation about the situation isco ge cog. we have no realignment of forces, we're not totally safe. but at the moment, i think there's nothing particular to worry about. the bombbast is almost always behind closed doors. >> colonel, the military, how do they strue comments and generals how much say do they have in the i guess developments of u.s. policy? >> well, at the end of the day the generals can say yempblt they do not find the public announcements the bombbasts the hyperbole difficult at all. what they find the most turmoil is the white house which gains is not coming from the white house so that mid-term and long term strategic policy can be developed. that's where our big problem is, and they don't see any difference, any change in the near future until things settle down inside the white house and that doesn't seem to be happening any time soon either. >> gentleman, thank you so much. appreciate your insights. >>> coming your way, we will tell you what donald trump's golf game tells us about hit character. a senior