kinds of weapons, i think, is not only trouble for the region but i think in our national security interest. let s talk about our interests in that region, this particular juncture how real is the possibility that because of our long standing alliance with israel. how real is the possibility that syria somehow retaliates israel didn t retaliate. all of a sudden the united states gets drawn into a conflict through no fault of our own. we have national security interests in the region, as well. every single day of every single week, both iran and hezbollah are plotting against us, trying to carry out terrorist attacks against our people. you know the reports were the iranians were planning to set off a bomb in a washington, d.c. restaurant.