chemical weapons? you're not going to let those go on for months? >> no. i think we should be able to get a fairly rapid sense of how serious they are. we have the u.n. inspectors are going to be issuing a report fairly soon i think in parallel with some of the debate that's taking place in congress. we're going to be talking to the russians and looking for actual language that they might be proposing. the u.n. secretary general has expressed an interest in working with us this. we'll put this on a fast track. i'm in part confident about our ability to thoroughly examine this because in consultation with the joint chiefs of staffs, they've assured me that when i make a decision to launch a strike, they can do it and still be effective whether it's today, tomorrow or a month from now. >> finally, sir, i want to talk about -- you talk about the hole