israelis are warning that if assad goes, the situation could be worse. at the same time, president has to adopt the position against the regime killing people in the streets. so he's really caught. the real issue is don't ever make threats that you can't follow through. if you ask me what explains the administration's caution and circumspection on this, it is that. this administration has a habit of giving speeches, with grandiose goals, and not being able to follow through. so on this one, i think, yeah, toughen the rhetoric, pull the ambassador out, even increase sanctions, targeted sanctions against syrian regime officials. but anything more than that, if you can't produce it, don't threaten it. >> in fact, you could argue that we appear to some people fekless for having said gadhafi must go but not being able to make that happen in short term. >> right. that's a really important transition and segue, welcome to america's new 21st century where the goals are not clear, where
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