the turks. the issue now is there will be a less stable syria in the wake of this sort of civil strife that we see now. so it's critical that the united states and international community support the syrian opposition strengthen their capabilities and get some political unity so there can be a voice in opposition to assad. >> gregg: the united nations has ruled out the kind of military intervention that brought down the regime of libya's moammar khadafy. don't the same principles apply stopping the lawsuit is of innocent civilians including women and children? >> absolutely. in this case had you the french and united kingdom and to a lesser extent of the united states willing to lead that argument at the united nations. you also have the geographical proximity, the refugee issues