terms, butral specific ways, specific things you might anticipate from them. especially the issue of the missiles, which i believe he cited general dempsey as saying is a very serious issue, that has not gotten much attention. jerry hasor me -- and some specific knowledge -- i think the strategic objective of the united states dealing with iranians' desire for hegemony would be to use all the elements of power with our allies in the region to change the regime. i'm not talking about military takeover. that should be the strategic objective. and you work towards countering what they are doing with our allies in the region, and it is not just about the united states, not just about military power. it is usually in all the elements of power to do that with our allies in the region. when it is necessary to i suggested -- and a litany of time when it certainly was necessary for 1983 through 2008 -- you have to do that. it's not just necessarily by yourself. but that kind of thought process just has not been there. we are down at a tactical low-level in dealing with