bad as that is, why is this also important? you heard one of the senators there talking about the concern that these chemical weapons as syria implodes, becomes more disorganized, could the chemical weapons wind up in the hands of al qaeda and become a terrorist threat? there is a much deeper, believe it or not, concern as well. iran. in the last several weeks iran has considerably stepped up its power influence and operations inside syria. we talked to people today who tell us there are at least three iranian militia training camps inside syria, perhaps thousands of iranian and hezbollah fighters. why is that so key? as iran extends its influence and looks for more power, more influence in the region, there are economic concerns. this could embolden iran. many people worry in regards to the persian gulf oil shipping