red crescent they have capacity but that capacity is being stretched russia itself for example sentences made that had to be delivered through the syrian arab red crescent the international committee of the red cross red crescent societies they're sending in aid that is being delivered by the syrian arab red crescent they're doing their own work on the ground we from the u.n. are also using that capacity so there comes a point where that capacity is so stretched that they're not able to do it all we've asked that international organizations as well as u.n. organizations themselves are able to scale up the numbers of people we have in the country we've had some difficulties getting visas for example agreed so that we can get those people in quickly so these are the kinds of administrative hurdles that we're facing in. in terms of being able to scale up that effort though the reason why i'm asking about these conditions because i've been trafficking myself for two years and i was a helicopter pilot distributing aid you need the opium back in eighty four really sick you remember that famine situation all of which rationing and i know i can witness that ninety percent as we saw it from the government here of the american ai

stop the red crescent society from doing what is necessary? is it going to fire on u.n.that are dropping relief supplies? why are we sitting back and not doing more to challenge the russians to put up or shut up? >> you have written persuasively about this setting out a series of modlated steps that could be taken between nothing, which is essentially what we are doing now, or pure rhetoric which is meaningless and actual military intervention which is a step you have not recommended. you are saying there is a cassism between those two points along the spectrum including everything from bringing the criminal indictment of the international court of justice. explain why that would help in terms of the conversation in the international community. >> listen. dealey jitmizing this regime bringing the charges before the international criminal court, to basically warn these people who are party to these murders that are taking place that they are going to be personally held accountable, why is it by the way, that the so-called communications, non-lethal support that the admini