And so we want to give them every chance to succeed in that regard. The alternative is that if it doesn't work, if this doesn't happen and it collapses, then the alternative is going to be that Syria will fall into civil war and it will become a playground for virtually every dangerous element in the Middle East. and including a return of Iran, and it will even strengthen Hezbollah. So we don't want to see that happen. So this is the best option on the table to prevent that from happening. (21:52–21:59)
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