conflict. the u.s. has concerns in the middle east when it comes to energy and oil. a lot is at stake for the u.s. syria is a big buddy of iran. the u.s. has been trying to break that team of syria and iran. they failed in doing so. if the syrian regime went down, iran would lose. the u.s. cares because syria sponsors hezbollah. hezbollah is a territory group. key things for the u.s. to look out for with syria. >> zain verjee, many thanks. we are listening to a couple of important hearings on capitol hill. the defense budget hearing had gotten under way a couple of minutes ago. they are also talking about nuclear safety. they are asking questions to the