one or the other along those lines. i think they both have great downside potential. >> the president has said he's determined to stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon. he doesn't just say it's unacceptable. he says he's determined to stop it. is force against iran by the united states on the table in a way that it has not been, even in our recent history, past six months, a year? >> no, i think the military actions have been on the table and remain on the table and certainly in that regard, it's one of the options that the president has. again, i hope we don't get to that. but it's an important option. it's one that's well understood. >> there was a concern among israelis, among americans, that there weren't very many good options when it came to attacking iran, should it come to that. is that still the case? >> i think that's the case. >> there aren't very many good options? >> depends on what you mean by that. none of them are good in a sense that certainly an outcome that i don't seek or that we wouldn't seek. and at the same time, what i talked about before is not just