>> in a sense, yeah. and in part because that could then make it necessary, say, for us to come in and protect the oil in saudi arabia or something of that kind in the worst possible circumstances. jenna: so it makes the scenario and also the perception of our involvement into an area where we have less control over it, one could argue we had more control over it a couple years ago when we first started commenting on what was happening in syria. before we get to what we can do on it, i just want to talk to you a little bit about what you say are other actors gaining credibility in the region, ...