we don't want to see what went on in iran over 30 years ago. we don't want to see what went on in egypt to happen in syria. >> obviously, your bottom line, you might despise the dictatorship in damascus, but you certainly don't trust the rebels, the opposition fighter who trying to remove him. we're going to continue this conversation, ribal. thanks very much for joining us, ribal al assad, joining us from london, first cousin of bashar al assad. >> thank you, wolf. thank you. >> and remember, you can always follow what's going on behind the scenes here in "the situation room." follow us on twitter. you can always tweet m me, @wolfblitzer, you can tweet the show, @cnnsitroom. that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. "cross fire" starts right now. tonight on "crossfire," putin's syria plan. is it a solution, a delaying tactic, or a trap? >> i am hopeful that the