let's speak to nicholas heras — he's senior director for strategy and programs at the new lines institute with james jeffrey, for the balance of power in the region, we heard from iraq yesterday, saying that countries outside the region should stay out of this, it needs to be sorted out internally. but obviously so many countries in the west and elsewhere looking on with huge interest at what is evolving in syria. interest at what is evolving in s ria. , ., ., syria. yes indeed. the regional d namics syria. yes indeed. the regional dynamics are — syria. yes indeed. the regional dynamics are extremely - dynamics are extremely important and the fact of the matter is, many different actors in the region were caught off—guard, that the former opposition forces in syria themselves were caught off at how weak the syrian army, the former assad regime forces were. and what we should look for now, there will be an intense period of euphoria. you see that across many different communities. even if they were sceptical or fought against the armed opposition, they did not like bashar al—assad or the e