going to bring about a series of questions ãquestions like should assault bequests didn t and playing on the battlefield. you say it s a crowded field. is it okay for asad to remain in power after the war is over? to my point about putin ãare the premier fingerprints on this? he is been asad s biggest supporter. two points. it s easy and oversimplistic. the russians are the they are to support a murderous iran regime which is closely aligned with iran. the iranian regular forces are on the ground fighting alongside the russians and asad regime. i don t think that is our choice.this is why the state department and diplomacy is so critical. we have to set the political stage that we are working towards.