let's turn quickly to syria, because you've made movies about this region. you've traveled around this region. what do you make of what's happening here? >> the biggest thing for me is you want to make sure all the information you're getting is accurate. that before we act we get real people on the ground who are verifying and justifying everything we're hearing. you've got to get u.n. security inspectors in there. it is such a pressure cooker. when you travel around the world, there's already judgments about the united states. the last thing you need to do is make a mistake and make the wrong decision. i said earlier to the panel, one of the problems, and you'll know this from having traveled that region, there's so much distrust after what happened in iraq, that when governments say this bad guy has bad weapons and it turns out he hasn't, then trust goes, doesn't it? >> and it goes immediately. all it takes is one little thing