any kind of help. >> suarez: but you just heard robert malley in washington suggest that the kind ofvention you're suggesting would take weeks on its own with significant loss of civilian life. are the people of syria ready for that kind of risk? i realize they're dying on the ground now, but this could break things open in a way that is much larger. >> i am 100% sure and i know the free syrian army, i met all the guys, highç lieutenants. we have no-fly zone in syria, more than 70% of the army would defect with their tanks and their heavy artillery. they can't defect now because the assad force will bombard them with air strikes. >> suarez: robert malley, what's the difference between this situation and the one we saw in libya where a well equipped military force was able to strike against a substantial army? >> the world of difference. to begin with... and i understand what's being said anç i'm sure there are many in syria who are praying for this to happen from outside intervention. but the kind of air defense that syria has is nothing compared to what libya had. and it does mean

robert joneined by malley from the international crisis group. the aim here was to prevent them from taking nuclear actions against iran. >> one goal was to stop the attacks on obama that he is being too soft, and he wants to buy himself time and convince israel to understand that this would not be a wise course of action. he gave a very effective speech yesterday that sent a clear message. sanctions have not really been felt yet, and he also did reiterate very strongly his support for israel. >> last year, netanyahu famous lis: obama in a very low point in relations. we know that there is some tension between the two of them. >> we know that we will have an election in the near future. between the lines, one to clearly say that one side, the americans said, did not attack right now and give them a chance. they have the right to defend themselves as they choose to. the prime minister thank him, for the right to defend himself. the first part is not attacking now, this may have been lost on the prime minister. >> tell me more about these red lines

[applause] >> monique, would you like to introduce robert's replacement while she is here? >> thank you. eileen malley will be the new general counsel at the ports. you can do -- see she is very athletic, so she should be able to keep up with us. i should probably do more than that. she is the deputy city attorney on the administration of the city attorney dennis herrera. most recently assigned to the treasure island development authority. we are really happy to have here -- heard here today. she has some experience working with us on prior projects and has a breadth of knowledge and experience on the real-estate side. how about that for your resume on the fly? >> that concludes executive director's report. >> public comment. >> good afternoon. susan reynolds, deputy director of real estate. we are going to miss you, robert. you want to thank you for all of your help. i know we have had a lot of struggles, but that is how we proceed, and we have made a lot of progress in the last couple of years of your guidance. thank you very much. you will not be able to shake us because we will be getting some of