he wants heavy arms and he wants a no-fly zone. is that going to challenge the russians to go in? if we go in with a no-fly zone attempt, even if it s done by stand back weapons, and if we go in with giving heavy weapons to the rebels which would upset the balance and perhaps change the course of this war, do you think we have to consider the question of the russians at this point? of course we have to consider the question of russia and what actions they ll take. but we also have to keep in mind, chris, that what we ve seen over the last two years is a steady escalation of the amount of support that iran and russia are providing to a murderous regime. our regional allies, jordan and turkey have been bearing the burden of hundreds of thousands of refugees and have been pleading with us for more support and for more engagement. first on the humanitarian side, and now to create safe zones and to support the opposition. recent developments on the battlefield suggest that the opposition
are they shia backed by the iranians? who are they? until we know that, handing them weapons and exploding this situation in my view is not a good idea. i think the president should walk very carefully and very slowly, working with the russians and ramping up the efforts with the iranians. i think both of those situations have to be dealt with if you re going to keep some kind of world war not starting on this issue. that s what i think. you know, the neo cons greatest dream is to get back into the cold war. my concern is, senator, let me go to you, senator koontz. mccain is not happy with the president giving nonlethal aid. he is not happy with ak-47s, heavy arms fire. he wants heavy arms and he wants a no-fly zone. is that going to challenge the russians to go in? if we go in with a no-fly zone