degree that it has to be explored. it must be examined and i think we could have a very good initial test, chris. that would be for the immediate dispatch of monitors, international monitors, to these chemical weapons sites which we know where most of them are. and secure them so that they can't be used by bashar assad and then we work out procedures for keeping them under international control and the removal. we could do that immediately. no, i am very skeptical, very, very skeptical but the fact is you can't pass up this opportunity if it is one. you've got to, right away, determine whether it's real or not. finally could i say there are a group of us, senators who are working on, an amendment or a change to the resolution that allows for this kind of action