mentioned israel likely being a possible target from syria if the u.s. were to intervene. do you see that as happening and if so, what would be protections in place? >> the syrians have said that. they made that threat, if they're attacked they would respond and burn israel and launch strikes there. the israelis have taken the prudent measures, issuing gas masks to their citizen, moving the iron dome anti-missile system to protect tel-aviv. they're taking prudent steps to do that. i'm not sure the syrians would strike the israelis. i think that would be a fool hardy move. the syrian army is tied up fight ing insurgency and rebels. if you attack the israelis, there will be a response. >> the president underscoring it would be limited capacity. based on all you played out, that sounds pretty extensive. is it your belief it could be limited and just day in or two? >> if you launch a series of missiles one day, you look the