here is retired lieutenant-general thomas mcinerney. what do you think about this?o you believe them? >> no. melissa: well. >> but fact is they never agreed or stood by any agreement we had with them, melissa but, does the president have to at least look at this, yes, sir he does. he has to be very sober. that they're trying to play a game. they're on the 2-yard line, to push the ball over to make a touchdown. we have tock very careful. melissa: are they buying time? is there an opening -- you don't believe this first move, saying yes we'll sit down and pause but is there an opening in there somewhere for something? >> well there may be and that's what we'll have to see. that is what the president is really stated. we'll look at what they're talking about. if they stop their nuclear and missile testing we'll look to see what the conditions are. i think they will throw conditions they want all the sanctions released because the sanctions are putting a big hurt on them right now despite the chinese still moving fuel and other things into north korea, to keep them aliv