multiethnic -- >> not anymore. >> it was. >> before the civil war it was presided overtpíi!y bashar al ad and before that his father. so they have a track record of keeping it very complex country in one piece. isn't that our goal to see the countries run by someone who can keep them from beginning black holes? >> well, i just think it's too late. every argument you're making, tucker, is technically correct. the assad regime protecting the majority christians, jews, it was four years ago. now it's gotten so gruesome, i don't think syria will ever be completely put back together. the borders remain infatuated and they are gone. we speak of iraq and syria because we don't have new names for them. kurdistan is emerging.