and say, whoa, listen, we need to be a little bit more careful about this because syria is more complicated in a lot of ways than iraq or afghanistan were. and this is a proxy wartimes ten. it's a proxy war with russia, iran, the kurds, the sunnis, the shias. this is not something you come in and out of in six months or a year. this is, perhaps, a decade and we could lose a lot in terms of both treasure and reputation if we get this wrong. >> let me ask you this question. there is talk about a no-fly zone. john mccain, senator john mccain has called for a no-fly zone. "wall street journal" reporting thursday the u.s. officials told the "wall street journal" the u.s. military proposal for arming the rebels calls for a limited no-fly zone inside syria. today ben rhodes, national security spokesperson for the white house downplayed that idea. do you think, are we worried that we're headed toward an inevitable escalation toward a no-fly zone if we take this first incremental step of arming