involved, what does that mean for us? >> yeah. exactly right. so the arab league, i believe l have a meeting tomorrow on friday as well and we'll have to see what the leadership comes out with there. obviously one of the important things to remember for americans is that people throughout the region really don't differentiate between the u.s. and israel. they refer to it as a zionist conspiracy, the great satan and the little satan. so we really are going to get caught up in this whether we chose to try to say on the side lines or not. i don't think we'll do that. i think the obama administration and members of congress from both parties will come out very strongly on the side of israel with this. but if they do go in on the ground, it could be a lot of body bags. and i think that may really create a challenge in terms of trying to reestablish peace and stability there and certainly looking towards any kind of a long-term solution. that doesn't look like that's going to happen any time soon. probably not in the next four years. >> shep: mike barrett live in washington. thanks very much. continuing coverage throughout the hour and all weekend, of course. the former c.i.a. director, david petraeus, reportedly says he never gave any classified