kind of transition, that sees assad step down and secular we all want that. it s called christmastime. that s right. that s the problem with syria. this is the strategic center. no country is more important. no country is more divided web it comes to ethnic groups, sectarian division. that s a problem how do you do no warm? how do you do no warm? a and once you cross the tlesh hold and are engraged many military action you re not blamed for everything that follows because of action or inaction. there s danger that we get sucks into it step by step. this is the kind of thing opol r polarizing the regions. the hawks who want us to go in, against iran, iraq, against everybody, want us to go in this time again which makes me suss pish suspicious. robin wright. thanks so much.