it's something like that were to occur, you could get a autonomous benghazi scenario that would have traction in turkey and maybe even be a compelling argument in washington. >> david, could i get your quick thoughts on this issue? how susceptible is the current conflict to outside intervention that would have a positive shaping influence on where the conflict goes and the immediate -- in the immediate period, and what might come after that? >> a number of people -- we have seen in the rebels give up on international intervention. the key dynamic in the last six months is that they have decided they have to go it alone, one way or the other. they have done that. they have created networks. turkish intelligence could be more involved than we are getting. there is some evidence and talk of that. they have managed to secure weapons. flow ofe a regular tou weapons. they do not seem to have money issues. the trajectory is that it will take down the government or forced into an enclave. intervention -- if we are talking about bonding -- bombin g, taking a defenses, do we want to be respons