We don't want to have assad strike against our capabilities as we are preparing and as we are executing these tasks. so we'll go after those. they will be in the target list towards the top. >> that's roughly the battle plan, reaching ultimately phase four in all this which is stability. you make a very clear point that for all this happening if it comes to pass, that goal is not stability for syria in the end, there would still be a civil war. this is a different type of stability. >> carnage of civil war will continue. stability is we're not striking them and they are no longer striking us. ...