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Multiple wars that are manifesting themselves in syria. you know, there is the contest between the assad regime and the opposition. there is the presence of al qaeda, and there are also multiple wars involving israel with hezbollah, iran. there's the regional rivalry between iran and saudi arabia. so anything that we do has some potential benefits but can easily escalate any or all of those conflicts. >> karen, the war in iraq, as you know, is casting a long shadow over all of this. in "the new york times" op-ped, syria is not iraq. bill keller writes this "i admire president obama's cool calc...

Bold at an operational level even as he remains cautious at philosophical level. his pro-clivty to weigh facts and alternatives does not lead to the paralysis of analysis. it can also end in daring action tempered by prudence. as one of his closest aides told me long ago interthere is inside a tough, even hard man. obama is not reluctant to use american military power. >> three things true about him i figured out after meeting him. he's tough. he does not think about politics ahead of policy almost ever and he is cool. he is never too high, never too low and it's great in a decision-maker. >> ...