Now, let me say that no one here has ever disputed that the challenge of Syria was going to be a very significant one. A very significant one. Okay. We are dealing with elements that... we have concerns about things that they have done in the past. But the bottom line was we had two choices in Syria. Choice number one was to let the place fall apart into 18 different pieces. (41:31–41:38)
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Asserts concerns about past actions of elements involved in Syria.
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