or afghanistan style war. we do have a broader policy in place to bring about regime change and we're working through other means to do that. we're using the diplomatic track. the state department is doing an outstanding job working to build a moderate opposition more cohesive that can build a reconciliation process and help the syrian people to find a path for themselves and does not involve bashar al-assad's brutal regime. that's what we're doing. >> are you ready if there is a counter attack by syria or hasballah decides to do something or iran? do you have plans for those that involve no boots on the ground? >> we're clear eyed and been planning ourselves with turkey and israel and jordan and others. we understand that we can never take the risk down to zero, but we believe we can take steps to mitigate the risks, and that has factors squarely into the planning.