i talked to him and asked him what he thought the administration should do. and he remains critical and has been aggressive about the idea of helping arm the opposition. there are viable options. there is a viable syrian army. there are groups that have joined against the extremists that are there. there is viable opposition and we can help and assist. and to do nothing of course we ll see a further deterioration and a regionalization of the conflict. mccain is not up for re-election this year but every house member is. are they willing to take action and arm the rebels for example in an election year when so many americans are war weary?
arab league in this mission i think is hugely important, and the african union has to step up also. this is this is their neighborhood, and they need to play a major role in how this is going to work out. in the meantime, i think what we re doing is buying space for the opposition to get organized. and we re learning more about the opposition every day. who these people are. to what extent are, you know, people that do not have the same interests we do of trying to shape the outcome of this. and it s very, very it s a moment in time where there is no real clarity, but the things being worked are on being worked on to get that clarity. things that have to be worked on are being worked on to get that clarity. let me ask you first about the u.s. helping arm or train.
arab league in this mission i think is hugely important, and the african union has to step up also. this is this is their neighborhood, and they need to play a major role in how this is going to work out. in the meantime, i think what we re doing is buying space for the opposition to get organized. and we re learning more about the opposition every day. who these people are. to what extent are, you know, people that do not have the same interests we do of trying to shape the outskom. and it s very, very it s a moment in time where there is no real clarity, but the things being worked are on being worked on to get that clarity. let me ask you first about the u.s. helping arm or train. a go ahead idea or bad idea? depends on who we are arming