there's no curtis lemays in this story. there is nobody out it fire bomb tehran whether an american or israeli. no one wants war. but at the end of the day, if we're serious people, anyone who believes iran with a nuclear weapon is going to make it easier for america's position in the middle east, they're totally wrong and it will be much harder than we've ever seen. israel is not looking to start a war. i agree with aaron that clearly israel's interests would be that the united states deals with this issue as a super power. israel's fear is you don't always get your first choice in life. that the issue goes away peacefully through diplomacy and sanctions. or you get your second choice at life but the united states handles it. they have to worry what if you have to deal with your third choice. that's where israel is at. not because it's wanting to go to war. israel is not alone.

mark is ready to join the ranks of renowned airmen like carl spaatz, curtis lemay, david jones and also his immediate predecessor, norty schwartz. norty is the elder statesmen of our group of joint chiefs. i've been privileged to know him both as a fellow chief and as -- now as the chairman. in both positions, i counted on his wise and principled counsel. but more importantly, the air force counted on his leadership at a critical juncture. he delivered, and as a consequence, the air force delivers for the country. there's much more to say about norty in the days ahead, but for today i will simply say thank you. thanks to him for being a trustworthy wingman. thank him for being our nation's flight lead. with that, i think secretary panetta is prepared to take all of your questions. >> mr. secretary, with your announcement, the department's announcement the other day that military trainers are being returned to yemen, what is the prospect of even deeper u.s. military involvement in yemen in coming months, whether it be air power or ground forces? and if i may ask general dempsey, what are

mark is ready to join the ranks of renowned airmen like carl spaatz, curtis lemay, david jones and also his immediate predecessor, norty schwartz. norty is the elder statesmen of our group of joint chiefs. i've been privileged to know him both as a fellow chief and as -- now as the chairman. in both positions, i counted on his wise and principled counsel. but more importantly, the air force counted on his leadership at a critical juncture. he delivered, and as a consequence, the air force delivers for the country. there's much more to say about norty in the days ahead, but for today i will simply say thank you. thanks to him for being a trustworthy wingman. thank him for being our nation's flight lead. with that, i think secretary panetta is prepared to take all of your questions. >> mr. secretary, with your announcement, the department's announcement the other day that military trainers are being returned to yemen, what is the prospect of even deeper u.s. military involvement in yemen in coming months, whether it be air power or ground forces? and if i may ask general dempsey, what are