Here is the question for this committee, how do we leverage assad leaving when russia is going to fight for him, iran is going to fight for him and hezbollah is going to fight and we are not going to do a thing to take him down and yall both know that, when kerry goes over to geneva he is turning over syria to russians and iranians. Is there any military threat now that russia, iran and hezbollah is on his side . Do you see any military threat to take him down general dunford . Theyre on assads advantage. He is secure as the day is long. So this is what happened, folks, the strategy has completely fallen apart. Russia, iran and hezbollah are going to fight for their guy and we are not going to do a thing to help the people who want to change syria for the better by getting rid of dictator. That we would fight along side people who want to take assad down . Is that possible . Approach to removing assad does it have a military component in. Political effort so the answer is no. Are we go