and the president has said it is not about getting rid of assad. >> they fear what might come after assad. >> he gets that, right? >> yeah, i think he gets that. but he also understands that once it happens all bets are off. he made that point very clear. >> but he also -- the people who short him all fear what will happen if if falls, they are worried about being slaughtered. >> who gets the chemical weapons if he is gone. if your primary concern is controlling the chemical wells, it's better for assad to win. he seems to have some kind of control over them. and that's why the russian idea of sequestering these things and destroying them.