something in the middle. something that actually did he say mates assad's military. not a symbolic move that makes people feel good but not make a difference. >> hi ed, it's kimberly. i want to talk about the impact on israel. i'm concerned because, number one, the president doesn't have support from his key supporters. we don't have support from our key allies and now the impact on israel could have -- could be quite tremendous. >> you raise a great question. i just talked to a senior white house official who said one of the points the president made in the oval office with mccain and graham was the impact on our allies. not just israel, jordan, turkey. there are others in the region who, if we don't top assad essential essentially, assad can use chemical weapons against israel. that would probably be april grave mistake and in part not only is israel drawn in but the u.s. would face more intense pressure to get involved and help israel. the bottom line, this is a powder keg in the middle east.