the united states would lead to the fall of assad, i don't think even is on the table as an immediately tactical aim. >> right. it's not. >> sam, michael just mentioned libya. that i think is part of the context here as well is the notion of, you know, libya was passed out of the u.n. security council and it had a very specific set of non-regime change aims that were humanitarian, having to do with the responsibility to protect civilians that were surrounded by gadhafi's forces that were explicitly being threatened with murder. >> yes. >> he was going to go door to door. it was under those auspicious that that was passed and it led to regime change and the post-war situation in libya which has not been far from ideal. there's always the possibility of that kind of mission creep. >> of course. and not to mention what it did to the ability in the future, i.e., now, for the u.n. to be able to on a very limited basis protect people from imminent