are staying. if they are denied they think sets the tone for the red line as well. it's not just about the confirmation. but i also think if we're denied there are actions the united states needs to take because of that. >> dana, this is a tough situation. america is war weary. we don't want to get involved in another conflict. i don't want us to get involved in another conflict. is this a case of we really can't do anything substantive in syria and we've seen failure of the administration policies early on? >> yeah. well, we've seen a lot of foreign policy failure from this administration. this really, i wonder where the arab league is in this. i know they've essentially ex-communicated syria from participation. but when you look at the two factions involved, hezbollah with assad and according to several sources today you also now have al qaeda who are helping rebels they took over an air base just a couple of weeks ago. you have to be really careful. it's like libyan 2.0 in a way obviously. you have a lot greater atrocity on hand and the individuals yvi